Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततो विलोकयामास पित्रा तस्य विनिर्मितम् । रामः स्वमिव देवेशं दृष्ट्वा देवं चतुर्भुजम्

Transliteration

tato vilokayāmāsa pitrā tasya vinirmitam | rāmaḥ svamiva deveśaṃ dṛṣṭvā devaṃ caturbhujam

Translation

แล้วพระรามได้ทอดพระเนตรเทวेश ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งหลาย ผู้มีสี่กรและรุ่งเรือง ซึ่งกล่าวกันว่าพระบิดาทรงสถาปนาไว้ ณ ที่นั้น; ครั้นเห็นรูปทิพย์นั้นแล้ว ก็ถวายบังคมด้วยภักดีดุจเป็นอิษฏเทวะของพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रमवाचकः

• विलोकयामास: looked at
• विलोकयामास: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• पित्रा: by (his) father
• पित्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध

• विनिर्मितम्: constructed
• विनिर्मितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्/सर्वनामसदृशम्

• इव: as if/like
• इव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्ययम् (like/as)

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund); दर्शनं कृत्वा

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (देवम् इति); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चत्वारः भुजाः यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a sanctum, a radiant four-armed deity stands or sits with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma; the pilgrim-king gazes with folded hands, seeing the Lord as his own chosen deity; a subtle ancestral/royal foundation motif appears in temple reliefs.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Deveśa (four-armed deity—likely Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a properly established deity (pratiṣṭhita devatā) strengthens devotion and anchors one’s dharma through reverence to sacred lineage and tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A shrine within the same tīrtha-complex where a four-armed Deveśa is worshipped; the verse highlights the sanctity of its ancient foundation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual beyond darśana (seeing and honoring the deity) is stated here.