Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

मंत्रिणो भृत्ययुक्ताश्च सपुत्राः सहबांधवाः । सर्वे ते सानुगाश्चैव ह्यनु गच्छंति राघवम्

Transliteration

maṃtriṇo bhṛtyayuktāśca saputrāḥ sahabāṃdhavāḥ | sarve te sānugāścaiva hyanu gacchaṃti rāghavam

Translation

ਮੰਤਰੀ ਵੀ ਸੇਵਕਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਗੇ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ; ਉਹ ਸਭ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਲਾਵ-ਲਸ਼ਕਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਰਾਘਵ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਚੱਲੇ।

Word by Word

• मन्त्रिणः: ministers
• मन्त्रिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भृत्ययुक्ताः: accompanied by servants
• भृत्ययुक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृत्य + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भृत्यैः युक्ताः) विशेषण (qualifying मन्त्रिणः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• स-पुत्राः: with sons
• स-पुत्राः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येषां पुत्राः सन्ति ते) विशेषण

• सह-बान्धवाः: with relatives
• सह-बान्धवाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येषां बान्धवाः सह सन्ति ते) विशेषण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मन्त्रिणः etc.)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स-अनुगाः: with followers
• स-अनुगाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (येषां अनुगाः/अनुयायिनः सह सन्ति ते) विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• अनु: after, following
• अनु: Sambandha (preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय (preverb: after/following); अत्र क्रियायाः पूर्वं पृथक् पाठः

• गच्छन्ति: go/follow
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā to Nārada (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal yet emotional procession: ministers with staffs and insignia, servants carrying bundles, sons and relatives in tow, all moving behind Rāma; the machinery of state becomes a devotional caravan.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Ministers
• Servants

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Leadership and service find their highest purpose when aligned with dharma and devotion to the righteous king.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, depicted as a dharmic polity where governance itself becomes sanctified through Rāma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes loyal accompaniment and shared participation in a sacred, dharmic transition.