Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

प्रयातु स्वस्ववर्गस्य एको ह्येको द्विजः सुधीः । रामेश्वरं सेतु बंधं हनूमांस्तत्र विद्यते

Transliteration

prayātu svasvavargasya eko hyeko dvijaḥ sudhīḥ | rāmeśvaraṃ setu baṃdhaṃ hanūmāṃstatra vidyate

Translation

ஒவ்வொரு பிரிவிலிருந்தும் ஒருவராக அறிவுடைய இருபிறப்பன் புறப்படுக. ராமேஸ்வரம், சேதுபந்தம் ஆகிய இடங்களுக்கு செல்லுக; அங்கே ஹனுமான் சன்னிதியாக உள்ளார்.

Word by Word

• प्रयातु: let (him) go forth
• प्रयातु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वस्ववर्गस्य: of his own group
• स्वस्ववर्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्व + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बोधक

• एकः: one (each)
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ)

• द्विजः: a Brahmin / twice-born
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुधीः: wise
• सुधीः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (द्विजः)

• रामेश्वरम्: Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सेतु: bridge/causeway
• सेतु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बन्धम्: binding/embankment (the bridge-structure)
• बन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विद्यते: is found/exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘अस्ति’ अर्थे (exists)

Speaker

Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chosen brāhmaṇa envoy sets out with staff and waterpot toward the southern sea; in the distance, the Setu line across the ocean and a shrine silhouette; Hanumān stands as a protective presence near the shore.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvaram
• Setubandha
• Hanumān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage guided by wisdom and right delegation becomes a dharmic means to seek divine aid.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram and Setubandha are explicitly named and honored, with Hanumān associated with the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A purposeful yātrā (pilgrimage journey) is prescribed—sending representatives to the tīrtha.