Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

दारिद्र्यरणसंहर्त्रीं भक्तानामिष्टदायिनीम् । विदेहराजतनयां राघवानंदकारिणीम्

Transliteration

dāridryaraṇasaṃhartrīṃ bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyinīm | videharājatanayāṃ rāghavānaṃdakāriṇīm

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระธิดาแห่งกษัตริย์วิเทหะ ผู้ทำลายศึกแห่งความยากจน ผู้ประทานสิ่งอันเป็นที่ปรารถนาแก่ผู้ภักดี และผู้ยังความปีติแก่ราฆวะ (พระราม)

Word by Word

• दारिद्र्यरणसंहर्त्रीम्: destroyer of the battle/struggle of poverty
• दारिद्र्यरणसंहर्त्रीम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारिद्र्य + रण + संहर्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म-विशेषण), एकवचन; समासः—दारिद्र्यस्य रणस्य (वा दारिद्र्य-रणस्य) संहर्त्री (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• इष्टदायिनीम्: giver of desired boons
• इष्टदायिनीम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म-विशेषण), एकवचन; समासः—इष्टं ददाति इति / इष्टस्य दायिनी (तत्पुरुष)

• विदेहराजतनयाम्: daughter of the king of Videha
• विदेहराजतनयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदेह + राज + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—विदेहराजस्य तनया (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• राघवानन्दकारिणीम्: one who brings joy to Rāghava
• राघवानन्दकारिणीम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राघव + आनन्द + कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म-विशेषण), एकवचन; समासः—राघवस्य आनन्दं करोति इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Hanumān (continuing Sītā-stuti, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān extols Sītā: destroyer of poverty’s ‘battle,’ giver of devotees’ desired aims, daughter of Videha’s king, delight of Rāghava; imagery of Śrī—lotus, abundance—subtly present.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Videha (Mithilā)
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother is praised as both worldly benefactress (removing hardship) and spiritual purifier, rewarding devotion with auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram, where Rāma–Sītā devotion is presented as a source of merit and blessings for pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse functions as a stuti for recitation to seek relief from adversity and fulfillment of righteous wishes.