Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अभिज्ञानं मया दत्तं गृहीत्वा तत्र गच्छत । तथ्यमेतत्प्रतीयेत तस्य राज्ञो न संशयः

Transliteration

abhijñānaṃ mayā dattaṃ gṛhītvā tatra gacchata | tathyametatpratīyeta tasya rājño na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“Bawalah tanda pengenalan yang aku berikan dan pergilah ke sana. Maka kebenaran ini akan diterima oleh raja itu—tiada keraguan.”

Word by Word

• अभिज्ञानम्: a token, sign of recognition
• अभिज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana/Agent-instrument (By me/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अभिज्ञानम् इति विशेषण

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• गच्छत: go (you all)
• गच्छत: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथ्यम्: truth
• तथ्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तथ्यम् इति विशेषण

• प्रतीयेत: may be understood/recognized
• प्रतीयेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Añjanīputra (Hanumān)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the sages/dvijas addressed by Hanumān

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān instructs the brāhmaṇas to take his token of recognition and assures them the king will accept the truth upon seeing it; a calm, procedural moment of dharma and trust.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rājan

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values verifiability and right conduct—truth is established through proper signs and trust-worthy testimony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Dharmāraṇya narrative by establishing credibility for a royal audience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural instruction is given: carry the abhijñāna (token) as authoritative identification.