Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ते पुण्यास्ते पुण्यकृतो ये वसंति कलौ नराः । धर्मारण्ये रामदेव सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने

Transliteration

te puṇyāste puṇyakṛto ye vasaṃti kalau narāḥ | dharmāraṇye rāmadeva sarvakilbiṣanāśane

Translation

وہ لوگ واقعی مبارک اور پُنّیہ کے کرنے والے ہیں جو کلی یُگ میں دھرم آراṇیہ میں بستا کرتے ہیں؛ اے رام دیو، تمام گناہوں کے ناس کرنے والے!

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता/उद्देश्य (those)

• पुण्याः: meritorious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic)

• पुण्यकृतः: doers of merit
• पुण्यकृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (doers of merit)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• वसन्ति: live/dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time: in Kali age)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता (ये)

• धर्मारण्ये: in Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (place)

• रामदेव: O Rāma-deva
• रामदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन (vocative address)

• सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने: in (the place) that destroys all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + किल्बिष + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (धर्मारण्ये) / स्थानविशेषण (in the destroyer of all sins)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (contextual; addressing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma (addressed as Rāma-deva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims and residents in Kali-yuga finding sanctuary in Dharmāraṇya; a divine presence of Rāma-deva as pāpa-nāśaka blessing the forest-tīrtha, with devotees performing simple worship and living dharmically.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Rāma
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, association with an exalted tīrtha (even by residence) is portrayed as a powerful means of accruing puṇya and dissolving sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, explicitly called ‘destroyer of all sins’ (sarva-kilbiṣa-nāśana).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence/dwelling in Dharmāraṇya is praised; no further ritual is specified in this verse.