Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तयोक्तं स्वामिनं दूताः प्रेषयध्वं ममांतिकम् । यथाहं मानसं दुःखं शांत्यै तस्मै निवेदये

Transliteration

tayoktaṃ svāminaṃ dūtāḥ preṣayadhvaṃ mamāṃtikam | yathāhaṃ mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ śāṃtyai tasmai nivedaye

Translation

นางกล่าวแก่ทูตทั้งหลายว่า “จงส่งนายของพวกเจ้ามาหาข้า เพื่อข้าจะได้ทูลแจ้งทุกข์ในดวงใจแก่ท่าน เพื่อให้ความทุกข์นั้นสงบลง”

Word by Word

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• uktam: said/spoken
• uktam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(इदम्) उक्तम्’

• svāminam: master/lord
• svāminam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dūtāḥ: messengers
• dūtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• preṣayadhvam: send (you all)
• preṣayadhvam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + iṣ (धातु) (प्रेषयति; णिजन्त)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• antikam: near/presence
• antikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देशवाचक

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/उपमानार्थक अव्यय (conjunction: so that/as)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mānasam: mental
• mānasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दुःखम्)

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śāṃtyai: for peace/relief
• śāṃtyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (रामाय)

• nivedaye: I report/submit
• nivedaye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vid (धातु) (निवेदयति; णिजन्त)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

The distressed lady (name not given in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman requests the messengers to bring their lord; she gestures to her heart, indicating mental sorrow and desire for pacification.

Characters & Entities

• Dūtāḥ
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a dharmic authority for relief and justice is portrayed as a legitimate path to restoring inner peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the narrative setting; the verse highlights seeking protection rather than detailing a specific tirtha’s glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated; the action is a request for audience and truthful disclosure.