Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

रामराम महाभाग त्यजैतत्कर्म गर्हितम् । वयं ते तुष्टिमापन्नाः स्ववाक्यपरिपाल नात्

Transliteration

rāmarāma mahābhāga tyajaitatkarma garhitam | vayaṃ te tuṣṭimāpannāḥ svavākyaparipāla nāt

Translation

“राम राम महाभाग, त्यजैतत् गर्हितं कर्म; वयं ते तुष्टिमापन्नाः, स्ववाक्यपरिपालनात्।”

Word by Word

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन (repetition for emphasis)

• mahābhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (महाभाग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (mahā + bhāga), पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• tyaja: abandon
• tyaja: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म) (as determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; qualifies karma

• karma: act/deed
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• garhitam: blameworthy/censured
• garhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garh (गर्ह् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; qualifies karma

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• te: of you/for you
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th case) / षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; here best as षष्ठी = “of you/for you” with tuṣṭim āpannāḥ

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/pleasure
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (तुष्टि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• āpannāḥ: have attained
• āpannāḥ: Predicate adjective (to vayam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-pad (आपद्/पद् धातु) + na (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; with vayam = “having attained”

• svavākya: one’s own word/promise
• svavākya: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-vākya (स्ववाक्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (sva + vākya), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; first member in compound with paripālanāt

• paripālanāt: from keeping (it)/because of fulfilling
• paripālanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pari-pālana (परिपालन प्रातिपदिक; from pāl धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: svavākyasya paripālanāt), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative of cause

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors) — via the sky-voice

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, unseen ancestral voice addresses ‘Rāma’ from the sky; the devotee freezes, then lowers the offering, turning from a harsh act to a calm, dharmic posture.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping one’s pledged word is a high dharma that wins ancestral satisfaction and spiritual protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue forms part of the narrative that culminates in the fame of Rāmahrada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A moral prescription: refrain from a “garhita” (censured) act; the context remains Pitṛ-related rites and their proper conduct.