Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

लब्ध्वा स तेषामाज्ञां तु प्रीतो दशरथात्मजः । जीर्णोद्धारेऽनंतगुणं फलमिच्छन्निलापतिः

Transliteration

labdhvā sa teṣāmājñāṃ tu prīto daśarathātmajaḥ | jīrṇoddhāre'naṃtaguṇaṃ phalamicchannilāpatiḥ

Translation

Tendo recebido a ordem deles, o jubiloso filho de Daśaratha —senhor da terra— pôs-se a restaurar o que estava em ruínas, desejando o fruto imensurável e de múltiplos méritos que disso provém.

Word by Word

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having obtained’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• आज्ञाम्: command; permission
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (√प्री + क्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• दशरथात्मजः: son of Daśaratha
• दशरथात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• जीर्णोद्धारे: in the restoration of what is old/decayed
• जीर्णोद्धारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीर्ण + उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अनन्तगुणम्: of endless qualities; manifold
• अनन्तगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• इच्छन्: desiring
• इच्छन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इलापतिः: lord of the earth
• इलापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Mahāsthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, delighted after receiving the deities’ command, resolves to restore the ruined sacred complex, motivated by the immeasurable fruit of jīrṇoddhāra.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoring sacred or fallen religious structures is praised as a supremely meritorious act with immeasurable spiritual results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred domain is the setting; the emphasis is on the holiness of the “mahāsthāna” being restored there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jīrṇoddhāra—repairing/renovating dilapidated sacred structures—is highlighted as a dharmic undertaking.