Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा चैव गुरुतो यज्ञारंभं चकार सः । तस्मिन्नवसरे सीता रामं व्यज्ञापयन्मुदा

Transliteration

tacchrutvā caiva guruto yajñāraṃbhaṃ cakāra saḥ | tasminnavasare sītā rāmaṃ vyajñāpayanmudā

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังจากครูผู้เป็นคุรุแล้ว เขาก็เริ่มพิธียัชญะ ในกาลนั้นเอง สีตาก็แจ้งแก่พระรามด้วยความปีติ (ถึงสิ่งที่ควรกระทำ)

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that (speech/statement)’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having heard’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गुरुतः: from the teacher
• गुरुतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘from the guru’

• यज्ञारम्भम्: the commencement of the sacrifice
• यज्ञारम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (यज्ञस्य आरम्भः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• चकार: did / undertook
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: at that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in that’ (time)

• अवसरे: occasion
• अवसरे: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• व्यज्ञापयत्: informed
• व्यज्ञापयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative of √ज्ञा with prefix वि-; ‘caused to know/informed’

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक ‘with joy’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; verse continues Vasiṣṭha-led narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yajña is being set in motion: priests arrange kuśa and vessels; the patron begins preparations after the guru’s word. Sītā, smiling, turns to inform Rāma, indicating coordinated royal devotion in a forest-sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Yajña
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic action proceeds through obedience to the guru and harmonious counsel within the household, supporting sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Dharmāraṇya, where the yajña is initiated to gain tīrtha-born merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Commencing a yajña under the direction of the guru is implied as proper ritual procedure.