Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

अन्ये ब्रह्ममुखा यूयं शृणुध्वं सुसमास्थिताः । स्तोत्राध्यायमिमं पुण्यं युष्माभिः कृतमादरात्

Transliteration

anye brahmamukhā yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāsthitāḥ | stotrādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ yuṣmābhiḥ kṛtamādarāt

Translation

മറ്റുള്ളവർ—ബ്രഹ്മാദി ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠരേ—സുസ്ഥിതരായി ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ശ്രവിക്കുവിൻ. ഈ പുണ്യസ്തോത്രാധ്യായം നിങ്ങൾ ഭക്തിയോടെ ആദരിച്ച് രചിച്ചതാണ്।

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (with implied 'you')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम्/ब्रह्ममुखाः)

• ब्रह्ममुखाः: with Brahmā at the head
• ब्रह्ममुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to 'yūyam')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन्-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + मुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'ब्रह्मा मुखं यस्य/येषाम्' (having Brahmā as the foremost/at the head)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• शृणुध्वम्: listen
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुसमास्थिताः: well seated / well positioned
• सुसमास्थिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-सम्-आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम्)

• स्तोत्राध्यायम्: this hymn-chapter
• स्तोत्राध्यायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र-अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक; स्तोत्र + अध्याय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समासभाव: 'स्तोत्रस्य अध्यायः'

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्तोत्राध्यायम्)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्तोत्राध्यायम्)

• युष्माभिः: by you
• युष्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण) (agentive 'by you')
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-हेतौ

• कृतम्: done, composed
• कृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (स्तोत्राध्यायम् इमं) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आदरात्: out of respect; with reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणार्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Rāmanātha (Śiva) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasetu / Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas headed by Brahmā (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deva-sabhā headed by Brahmā sits in composed posture, listening as a sacred hymn-chapter is announced; the coastal Setu atmosphere frames the gathering.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere composition and attentive listening to sacred praise are themselves acts of dharma that generate puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Rāmasetu/Rāmeśvaram) where Rāmanātha’s greatness is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening) with attentiveness and ādarā (reverence) toward the stotra is emphasized.