Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

आरूढं रामचंद्रेण यो नमस्कुरुते जनः । सिंहासनं नलकृतं न तस्य नरकाद्भयम्

Transliteration

ārūḍhaṃ rāmacaṃdreṇa yo namaskurute janaḥ | siṃhāsanaṃ nalakṛtaṃ na tasya narakādbhayam

Translation

ผู้ใดนอบน้อมกราบไหว้บัลลังก์ที่พระรามจันทราทรงประทับขึ้น—บัลลังก์สิงห์ที่นลสร้าง—ผู้นั้นย่อมปราศจากความหวาดกลัวนรก

Word by Word

• आरूढम्: mounted, ascended
• आरूढम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु) + आरूढ (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (mounted/ascended)

• रामचन्द्रेण: by Rāmacandra
• रामचन्द्रेण: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by Rāmacandra)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• नमस्कुरुते: salutes, bows to
• नमस्कुरुते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; नामधातु-प्रयोग (to bow/salute)

• जनः: a person
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• सिंहासनम्: the lion-throne
• सिंहासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘सिंहस्य आसनम्’ (lion-throne); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र द्वितीया (नमस्कुरुते इत्यस्य कर्म)

• नलकृतम्: made by Nala
• नलकृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नल + कृत (कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘नलेन कृतम्’; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सिंहासनस्य विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him)

• नरकात्: from hell
• नरकात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (from hell)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थानी/भाव (there is fear)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Sūta narrating Setu Māhātmya to the Ṛṣis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nala-kṛta Siṃhāsana-darśana (Setu landmark)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stone or wooden lion-throne on the shore; pilgrims bow with folded hands; a faint visionary overlay of Rāma seated, with Nala nearby holding tools/blueprints of the bridge.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmacandra (Rāma)
• Nala
• Siṃhāsana (throne)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to Rāma’s sacred presence and memorials at the tīrtha is portrayed as a powerful source of protection and spiritual upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Setu sacred spot associated with Rāma’s seat/throne, described as the Nala-made siṃhāsana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra—offering respectful prostration/salutation to the sacred throne associated with Rāma.