Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

रामस्तैः सुरसंघातैः सहितः सैनिकैर्वृतः । सीतासौमित्रिसहितः समारुह्य च पुष्पकम्

Transliteration

rāmastaiḥ surasaṃghātaiḥ sahitaḥ sainikairvṛtaḥ | sītāsaumitrisahitaḥ samāruhya ca puṣpakam

Translation

พระรามผู้เสด็จพร้อมหมู่เทพ และมีไพร่พลล้อมแวดล้อม ได้เสด็จขึ้นพุษปกวิมาน พร้อมด้วยพระสีดาและเสามิตรี (พระลักษมณ์)

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तैः: by/with those
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुर-संघातैः: with groups of gods
• सुर-संघातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + संघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां संघाताः)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying रामः)

• सैनिकैः: by soldiers
• सैनिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying रामः)

• सीता-सौमित्रि-सहितः: accompanied by Sita and Saumitr(i) (Lakshmana)
• सीता-सौमित्रि-सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + सौमित्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सहितः सीतया सौमित्रिणा च) / समाहारार्थ-योग; विशेषण (qualifying रामः)

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + रुह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive in -ya); पूर्वक्रिया (having done earlier action)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुष्पकम्: the Pushpaka (aerial car)
• पुष्पकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa ascend the jeweled Puṣpaka vimāna; devas hover in the sky while the human and vānar troops form a protective ring below, banners and weapons lowered in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa)
• Puṣpaka Vimāna
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After the restoration of Dharma, harmony returns—family, allies, and even divine beings move together in auspicious order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred context is implicit via Setukhaṇḍa; this verse focuses on departure in the Puṣpaka vimāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears in this verse.