Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

धारयंल्लीलया चापं रामोऽसह्यपराक्रमः । आत्मनः शुद्धिमाधातुं जानकीं शोधितु तथा

Transliteration

dhārayaṃllīlayā cāpaṃ rāmo'sahyaparākramaḥ | ātmanaḥ śuddhimādhātuṃ jānakīṃ śodhitu tathā

Translation

พระรามผู้มีเดชานุภาพยากต้านทาน ทรงถือคันศรดุจเล่น และทรงตั้งพระทัยจะสถาปนาเกียรติอันบริสุทธิ์ของพระองค์ ด้วยการพิสูจน์ความผุดผ่องของนางชานกีตามธรรมเนียมธรรมะ

Word by Word

• धारयन्: holding
• धारयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले परस्मैपदे शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• लीलया: playfully; with ease
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

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

• आपम्: bow
• आपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• असह्यपराक्रमः: of irresistible valor
• असह्यपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); कर्मधारय (असह्यः पराक्रमः यस्य)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• शुद्धिम्: purification
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• आधातुम्: to establish/bring about
• आधातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Infinitive); कर्तरि (active sense)

• जानकीम्: Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• शोधितुम्: to purify/test
• शोधितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध्/शोध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Infinitive)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands calm yet formidable, holding the bow lightly as if effortless; his face shows stern resolve mixed with compassion, indicating a dharmic decision to establish honor and prove Sītā’s purity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Bow (cāpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sometimes demands public clarity: righteousness safeguards both personal honor and social trust when handled with restraint and resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is situated in Setukhaṇḍa and culminates at Lakṣmī-tīrtha, where the purification context unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies a formal ‘śodhana’ (verification) rather than a ritual injunction; later verses introduce the fire-invocation context.