Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सर्वे प्रयांतु तत्रैव रामपार्श्वे निरामयाः । निराहारा जितक्रोधा मायया वर्जिताः पुनः

Transliteration

sarve prayāṃtu tatraiva rāmapārśve nirāmayāḥ | nirāhārā jitakrodhā māyayā varjitāḥ punaḥ

Translation

Hendaklah semuanya pergi juga ke sana, ke sisi Śrī Rāma, bebas daripada sakit dan derita. Berpuasalah, taklukkan amarah, dan sekali lagi tinggalkan māyā serta tipu daya.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रयान्तु: let them go forth
• प्रयान्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रामपार्श्वे: at Rāma’s side
• रामपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निरामयाः: free from illness
• निरामयाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• निराहाराः: without food/fasting
• निराहाराः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• जितक्रोधाः: having conquered anger
• जितक्रोधाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘जित’ (कृदन्त-भाव) + ‘क्रोध’

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वर्जिताः: deprived/avoiding
• वर्जिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approaching the shore-temple in austere posture: some fasting, some with folded hands; faces calm, anger subdued; a subtle allegory of māyā cast off like a discarded mask or dark veil.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-journey bears fruit when paired with inner discipline—fasting, anger-control, and freedom from deception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to going “there” near Rāma, continuing the Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha context of the preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nirāhāra (fasting) and jita-krodha (restraint of anger) are prescribed as disciplines for the journey/devotion.