Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

परंतु रामो हनुमान्यदि वर्त्तेत सर्वतः । इदानीं विप्रसाहाय्य आगमिष्यति मे मतिः

Transliteration

paraṃtu rāmo hanumānyadi vartteta sarvataḥ | idānīṃ viprasāhāyya āgamiṣyati me matiḥ

Translation

परंतु राम आणि हनुमान जर सर्वत्रच उपस्थित असतील, तर आता माझा निश्चय असा की मी ब्राह्मणांच्या सहाय्याने पुढे जाईन.

Word by Word

• परन्तु: but, however
• परन्तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परन्तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोधार्थक-सम्बन्ध (adversative conjunction)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Hetu/Condition (हेतु/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• वर्तेत: should be / were to be present
• वर्तेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वतः: everywhere
• सर्वतः: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: everywhere/from all sides)

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• विप्रसाहाय्यम्: help/assistance of a brahmin
• विप्रसाहाय्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विप्रस्य साहाय्यम्’ (help of a brahmin)

• आगमिष्यति: will come/arrive
• आगमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मतिः: thought, idea
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā (contextually continuing the king’s speech)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king’s face settles into resolve; he turns toward venerable brāhmaṇas, seeking their support as he prepares to act, with an implied omnipresent Rāma-Hanumān aura.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is pursued with humility and right counsel—seeking the guidance and support of learned brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the setting; the verse emphasizes proper support for dharmic action rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied prescription: undertaking religious action with brāhmaṇa support (vipra-sāhāyya).