Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

इति स्तुतो जगन्नाथो वायुपुत्रेण राघवः । सीतया सहितो विप्रा हनूमंतमथाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

iti stuto jagannātho vāyuputreṇa rāghavaḥ | sītayā sahito viprā hanūmaṃtamathābravīt

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah dipuji oleh putera Vāyu, Rāghava—Jagannātha sendiri—bersama Sītā, wahai para brāhmaṇa, lalu bertitah kepada Hanūmān.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (praised)

• जगन्नाथः: Jagannātha
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of the world)

• वायुपुत्रेण: by the son of Vāyu (Hanumān)
• वायुपुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतुः), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (son of Vāyu)

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; जगन्नाथस्य समानाधिकरणम् (apposition)

• सीतया: with Sītā
• सीतया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (accompanied)

• विप्राः: O Brahmins
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), बहुवचन

• हनूमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनूमन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ-निपात (then/now)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanūmān stands with folded hands after praising; Rāma (Jagannātha) with Sītā turns gently to speak, surrounded by attendants and the coastal sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Hanūmān
• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True praise (stuti) offered with devotion draws the Lord’s direct response and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is situated in Setukhaṇḍa, tying Rāma’s presence and acts to Setu/Rāmeśvaram tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it transitions from hymn-recitation to the ensuing instruction by Rāma.