Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

बिभेद धरणीं शीघ्रं मनसा जाह्नवीं स्मरन् । रामकार्मुककोटिः सा तदा प्राप रसातलम्

Transliteration

bibheda dharaṇīṃ śīghraṃ manasā jāhnavīṃ smaran | rāmakārmukakoṭiḥ sā tadā prāpa rasātalam

Translation

Dengan segera baginda menembusi bumi, sambil di dalam hati mengingati Jāhnavī, iaitu Sungai Suci Gaṅgā; hujung busur Śrī Rāma itu pun ketika itu mencapai Rasātala.

Word by Word

• बिभेद: split, pierced
• बिभेद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• धरणीम्: the earth/ground
• धरणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• जाह्नवीम्: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• जाह्नवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• रामकार्मुककोटिः: the tip/edge of Rāma’s bow
• रामकार्मुककोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्मुक (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative: 'of Rāma's bow')

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• प्राप: reached, attained
• प्राप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• रसातलम्: Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭi-tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands poised, the bow-tip striking the ground; the earth splits open toward nether realms, suggesting Rasātala; a subtle aura indicates Gaṅgā remembered in mind.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)
• Rasātala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of Gaṅgā is portrayed as spiritually potent, aligning mind, devotion, and sacred manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha—its water-source is being opened by piercing the earth while invoking Gaṅgā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse implies invoking Gaṅgā mentally as part of sanctifying the water for worship.