Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

श्राद्धार्थं तस्य संप्राप्ता रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रामः सीतामभाषत

Transliteration

śrāddhārthaṃ tasya saṃprāptā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | etasminneva kāle tu rāmaḥ sītāmabhāṣata

Translation

అక్లిష్టకర్ముడైన రాముని శ్రాద్ధార్థంగా వారు అక్కడికి చేరుకున్నారు. అదే సమయంలో రాముడు సీతతో మాటలాడాడు।

Word by Word

• śrāddhārtham: for the śrāddha purpose
• śrāddhārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha + artha (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध-अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (śrāddhasya arthaḥ = for the purpose of śrāddha)

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃprāptāḥ: arrived / came
• saṃprāptāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (प्राप्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे (having arrived)

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ: of the unwearied/unstained-in-deeds (Rāma)
• akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kliṣṭa + karmaṇ (प्रातिपदिक; अक्लिष्ट-कर्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (akliṣṭaṃ karma yasya = whose deeds are untroubled/unstained); rāmasya इत्यस्य विशेषण

• etasmin: in/at this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: then / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abhāṣata: spoke to / addressed
• abhāṣata: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√bhāṣ (भाष्) (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Īśvara/Śiva in this adhyāya’s framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, poised and serene, prepares for śrāddha at Prabhāsa as sages arrive; he turns to Sītā to coordinate the rite, indicating household participation in sacred duty.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Performing śrāddha with sincerity and proper timing is upheld as a central duty (dharma) toward one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative situates Rāma’s śrāddha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha (ancestral rite), implying feeding brāhmaṇas and offering piṇḍa and water as per tradition.