Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । पुरा दाशरथी रामः ससुग्रीवभिभीषणः । लक्ष्मणेन युतो भ्रात्रा मंत्रज्ञेन हनूमता

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | purā dāśarathī rāmaḥ sasugrīvabhibhīṣaṇaḥ | lakṣmaṇena yuto bhrātrā maṃtrajñena hanūmatā

Translation

Śrī Sūta berkata: Pada zaman dahulu, Rāma putera Daśaratha—bersama Sugrīva dan Vibhīṣaṇa—ditemani saudaranya Lakṣmaṇa, serta Hanūmān yang mahir dalam musyawarah dan mantra (telah datang ke sana).

Word by Word

• śrī-sūtaḥ: the venerable Sūta
• śrī-sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — honorific karmadhāraya ‘venerable Sūta’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘said’

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘formerly/once’

• dāśarathī: Daśaratha’s son
• dāśarathī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक; तद्धित—दाशरथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तद्धित-प्रत्ययान्त (patronymic) — ‘son of Daśaratha’ (qualifies rāmaḥ)

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘Rāma’

• sa-sugrīva-bhibhīṣaṇaḥ: with Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa
• sa-sugrīva-bhibhīṣaṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स-प्रातिपदिक) + sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘स’ = ‘with’; विशेषण (qualifies rāmaḥ)

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakaraka (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘with Lakṣmaṇa’

• yutaḥ: accompanied
• yutaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘joined/associated’ (qualifies rāmaḥ)

• bhrātrā: with (his) brother
• bhrātrā: Sahakaraka (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘with (his) brother’

• maṃtrajñena: with the counsel-knowing (brother)
• maṃtrajñena: Sahakaraka (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘with the knower of counsel/mantras’ (qualifies bhrātrā)

• hanūmatā: with Hanūmān
• hanūmatā: Sahakaraka (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘with Hanūmān’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma son of Daśaratha arrives in the Setu region with Lakṣmaṇa, Hanūmān, Sugrīva, and Vibhīṣaṇa—an epic procession suggesting the founding context for a shrine like Ekāntarāmanātha.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Sugrīva
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Hanūmān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are illuminated through the deeds of dharmic heroes; the Setu region is linked to Rāma’s sacred mission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa) broadly, as the narrative turns to Rāma’s presence connected with the sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse introduces the narrative participants who sanctify the locale.