Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

त्रिसंध्यं रामनाथं च सेवमानः सभक्तिकम् । प्रददौ रामनाथाय दशभारं धनं मुदा

Transliteration

trisaṃdhyaṃ rāmanāthaṃ ca sevamānaḥ sabhaktikam | pradadau rāmanāthāya daśabhāraṃ dhanaṃ mudā

Translation

ท่านปรนนิบัติพระรามนาถด้วยภักติในสามสันธยา คือยามเช้า เที่ยง และเย็น แล้วด้วยความปีติได้ถวายทรัพย์แก่พระรามนาถเป็นจำนวนสิบภาระ (สิบหาบ)

Word by Word

• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: at the three daily junctions (thrice daily)
• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिसन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + सन्ध्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial sense: ‘at the three sandhyās’)

• रामनाथम्: Rāmanātha (Lord Rāma)
• रामनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• सेवमानः: serving, worshipping
• सेवमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle/शतृ) from √सेव्, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• सभक्तिकम्: with devotion
• सभक्तिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक; स + भक्तिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies the act/object: ‘with devotion’)

• प्रददौ: (he) gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रामनाथाय: to Rāmanātha
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• दशभारम्: ten bhāras (a weight-measure)
• दशभारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशभार (प्रातिपदिक; दश + भार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth, money
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद् (प्रातिपदिक: मुदा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (as adverbial instrumental)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha at Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotee standing before a Śiva-liṅga named Rāmanātha, performing worship at dawn, noon, and dusk; attendants carry offerings; a measured heap of wealth (ten bhāras) presented with joy.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through regular worship (three sandhyās) and generous giving becomes a powerful purifier at a sacred site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha (Śiva) worship in the Setu region (Rāmasetu/Rāmeśvaram tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tri-sandhyā service (worship at dawn, noon, dusk) and dāna—offering substantial wealth to the deity/temple.