Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

रमते सर्वभूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च । अन्तरात्मस्वरूपेण यच्च रामेति कथ्यते

Transliteration

ramate sarvabhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca | antarātmasvarūpeṇa yacca rāmeti kathyate

Translation

அசையும் அசையாத எல்லா உயிர்களிலும் அந்தராத்மா-சொரூபமாக இன்புறத் திகழ்வது எதுவோ, அதுவே ‘ராம’ என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது।

Word by Word

• ramate: delights, abides/plays
• ramate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (रम् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sarva-bhūteṣu: in all beings
• sarva-bhūteṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: सर्वाणि भूतानि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sthāvareṣu: in immobile beings
• sthāvareṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• careṣu: in moving beings
• careṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• antar-ātma-svarūpeṇa: by/with the nature of the inner Self
• antar-ātma-svarūpeṇa: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): अन्तरात्मनः स्वरूपम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• rāma-iti: as ‘Rama’
• rāma-iti: Karma (Name/quoted content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative): ‘राम’ इति; अव्यय ‘इति’ सह

• kathyate: is called, is said
• kathyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene yogic vision: the syllables ‘रा’ ‘म’ radiate as a subtle light within animals, humans, trees, and mountains, indicating the same inner Self in all forms.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse identifies ‘Rāma’ with the indwelling Self present in all beings, grounding nāma-bhakti in a universal spiritual principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is referenced; the teaching is theological and universal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit encouragement of Rāma-nāma contemplation as remembrance of the indwelling Self.