Shloka 58 - Adhyaya 32 - Dharmaranya Mahatmya - Brahma Khanda | Marathi | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं मेने दाशरथिर्नृपः । स संभ्रमात्समुत्थाय पदातिः प्रययौ पुरः

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ mene dāśarathirnṛpaḥ | sa saṃbhramātsamutthāya padātiḥ prayayau puraḥ

Translation

दाशरथी राजा स्वतःला कृतकृत्य झाल्यासारखा मानू लागला. तो संभ्रमाने ताबडतोब उठून पायीच पुढे जाऊन त्यांचे स्वागत करू लागला.

Word by Word

kṛta-kṛtyamone whose duty is accomplished

ivaas if

ātmānamhimself

menethought, considered

dāśarathiḥthe son of Daśaratha (Rama)

nṛpaḥthe king

saḥhe

saṃbhramātfrom agitation/haste

samutthāyahaving risen up

padātiḥon foot, as a foot-soldier/footman

prayayauwent forth

puraḥforward, in front

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma rises quickly in eager respect and walks forward on foot to receive the Brāhmaṇas, feeling fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Dāśarathi)

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality and humility—especially toward the virtuous—are themselves a king’s highest fulfillment of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the overarching sacred setting; the verse highlights dharmic behavior within that holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it recommends going forth to welcome honored guests rather than remaining seated in pride.