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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

यथोक्तानि च कर्माणि रामश्चक्रे विधानतः । श्राद्धानि विधिवच्चक्रे श्रद्धया परया युतः

yathoktāni ca karmāṇi rāmaścakre vidhānataḥ | śrāddhāni vidhivaccakre śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

رام نے تمام اعمال اسی طرح انجام دیے جیسے حکم تھا، پورے ودھان کے مطابق؛ اور نہایت عقیدت کے ساتھ شرادھ کی نذر بھی مقررہ طریقے سے ادا کی۔

यथोक्तानिas prescribed
यथोक्तानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootयथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः— ‘यथा उक्तानि’ = as said/prescribed; ‘कर्माणि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
and
:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
कर्माणिrites/actions
कर्माणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
रामःRama
रामः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
चक्रेperformed/did
चक्रे:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
विधानतःaccording to proper procedure
विधानतः:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधान + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) — ‘according to rule/procedure’
श्राद्धानिśrāddha rites
श्राद्धानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
विधिवत्duly; according to injunction
विधिवत्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधि + वत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘in accordance with rule’
चक्रेperformed
चक्रे:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
श्रद्धयाwith faith
श्रद्धया:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
परयाsupreme; great
परया:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
युतःendowed (with)
युतः:
Karta (Subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुत (कृदन्त; √युज्/√यु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रामः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha: Harikṣetra (śrāddha-yogya tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Scene: Rāma seated on kuśa grass near a tīrtha, performing śrāddha: offering piṇḍas and water-libations with priests; the atmosphere is quiet, disciplined, and reverent.

R
Rāma
Ś
Śrāddha

FAQs

Dharma is fulfilled through faithful, rule-bound action—especially in duties toward ancestors and tradition.

The Dharmāraṇya/Harikṣetra region is implicitly praised as an appropriate setting for śrāddha and other prescribed rites.

Performance of śrāddha strictly according to vidhi (procedure), together with other enjoined karmas.