Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । स्तुत्वैवं हनुमान्सीतारामचन्द्रौ सभक्तिकम्

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | stutvaivaṃ hanumānsītārāmacandrau sabhaktikam

Translation

Śrī Sūta berkata: Setelah demikian memuji Sītā dan Rāmacandra dengan penuh bhakti, Hanumān…

Word by Word

• śrīsūtaḥ: Śrī Sūta
• śrīsūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-sūta (प्रातिपदिक; śrī + sūta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (perf. 3rd sg.)

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (fem. acc. du.)—समुच्चित-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्

• rāmacandrau: Rāmacandra
• rāmacandrau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma-candra (प्रातिपदिक; rāma + candra)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (masc. acc. du.)—‘sītā’ इत्यनेन सह द्वन्द्वार्थे (Sītā and Rāmacandra as a pair)

• sa-bhaktikam: with devotion
• sa-bhaktikam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-bhaktika (प्रातिपदिक; sa + bhaktika)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial: ‘with devotion’)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta seated in a sages’ assembly, narrating; in a vignette, Hanumān stands before Sītā-Rāma having completed the hymn, hands folded, eyes moist.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Rāmacandra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stuti) is presented as a sacred act within tīrtha-narratives, preparing the ground for promised fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha (the Setu Māhātmya section).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional stuti of Sītā-Rāma is highlighted; the explicit daily recitation instruction appears in later verses.