Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

अभिवन्द्य कुशादेशं रामस्य चरितं स्मरन् । पुर्यां विलोकयामास लङ्कायां रामशासनात्

Transliteration

abhivandya kuśādeśaṃ rāmasya caritaṃ smaran | puryāṃ vilokayāmāsa laṅkāyāṃ rāmaśāsanāt

Translation

Setelah menyembah dan menerima titah Kuśa, sambil mengenang laku suci Śrī Rāma, dia meninjau kota Laṅkā menurut perintah Rāma.

Word by Word

• अभिवन्द्य: having saluted
• अभिवन्द्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + √वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• कुशादेशम्: Kuśa’s command/order
• कुशादेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश + आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कुशस्य आदेशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चरितम्: deeds/story
• चरितम्: Karma (Object of ‘smaran’/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त √चर् (धातु) अर्थे ‘आचरितं वृत्तान्तः’

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुर्याम्: in the city
• पुर्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विलोकयामास: looked around/observed
• विलोकयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √लोक् (धातु) (विलोकयति)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त-भावः (causative stem in usage)

• लङ्कायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लङ्कायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रामशासनात्: from/according to Rāma’s command
• रामशासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—रामस्य शासनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (Rāma-śāsana-smṛti locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The messenger bows, receives Kuśa’s order, then walks through Laṅkā’s streets surveying fortifications; above him, a subtle vision/medallion of Rāma’s exploits appears as remembered guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa
• Rāma
• Laṅkā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action follows rightful authority: one should act with reverence to dharmic commands and remembrance of exemplary conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Laṅkā as a setting; no specific tīrtha is praised in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse centers on obedience to dharmic शासन (ordinance).