Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

हनूमानुवाच । दुर्जातोऽहं वृथा राम लोके क्लेशाय केवलम् । खिन्नोऽस्मि बहुशो देव राक्षसैः क्रूरकर्मभिः

Transliteration

hanūmānuvāca | durjāto'haṃ vṛthā rāma loke kleśāya kevalam | khinno'smi bahuśo deva rākṣasaiḥ krūrakarmabhiḥ

Translation

หนุมานกล่าวว่า: “ข้าแต่พระราม ข้าพเจ้าเกิดมาอัปมงคล ไร้ประโยชน์ในโลกนี้ ราวกับมีไว้เพื่อก่อความทุกข์เท่านั้น ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า เหล่ารากษสผู้กระทำการโหดร้ายทำให้ข้าพเจ้าอ่อนล้าครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า”

Word by Word

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दुर्जातः: ill-born/unfortunate
• दुर्जातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—दुष्टः जातः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• वृथा: in vain
• वृथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in vain)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• क्लेशाय: for suffering
• क्लेशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (only/merely)

• खिन्नः: weary/distressed
• खिन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अहम् इति)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (often/many times)

• देव: O lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• राक्षसैः: by demons
• राक्षसैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• क्रूरकर्मभिः: of cruel deeds
• क्रूरकर्मभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (राक्षसैः); समासः—क्रूरं कर्म येषाम् (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे), रूपतः तत्पुरुष-समास-समूहः

Speaker

Hanūmān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma (dharma-jña)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, emotionally charged scene: Hanūmān speaks with trembling intensity, eyes moist, hands partly folded; Rāma listens with compassionate steadiness; the sea and the sand-liṅga shrine remain in the background as silent witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rāma
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee’s heart may fall into self-blame, yet such honesty becomes the doorway to dharmic correction and renewed grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu–Rāmeśvaram episode forms the sacred setting, where Rāma’s worship establishes the tīrtha’s fame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse expresses the psychological strain of service amid conflict.