Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्ता रामेण वाड वास्ते प्रहर्षिताः । जयाशीर्भिः प्रपूज्याथ दीर्घायुरिति चाब्रुवन्

Transliteration

ityevamuktā rāmeṇa vāḍa vāste praharṣitāḥ | jayāśīrbhiḥ prapūjyātha dīrghāyuriti cābruvan

Translation

رام کے یوں فرمانے پر وہاں ٹھہرے ہوئے وہ سب نہایت مسرور ہوئے۔ انہوں نے فتح کی دعاؤں سے اس کی تعظیم کی اور کہا، ‘تم دراز عمر رہو۔’

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in this manner)

• uktāḥ: having been addressed/spoken to
• uktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (विप्राः)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे (agent of passive)

• vāḍa: (unclear reading: possibly 'brāhmaṇāḥ/vaṭāḥ')
• vāḍa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट-रूपम्)

• vāste: dwells/abides (reading uncertain in context)
• vāste: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष? (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम

• praharṣitāḥ: delighted, greatly rejoiced
• praharṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) → praharṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• jaya-āśīrbhiḥ: with blessings of victory
• jaya-āśīrbhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आशीस्), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/उपाय

• prapūjya: having honored/worshipped
• prapūjya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (conjunctive adverb: then)

• dīrgha-āyuḥ: long life
• dīrgha-āyuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आशीर्वचनम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• abruvan: they said
• abruvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष? (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, delighted, remain there and honor Rāma with blessings of victory and long life; Rāma receives them respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma practiced as respect and service ripens into āśīrvāda—blessings that support both worldly success and longevity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene remains within Dharmāraṇya; the verse highlights the blessing-culture of sacred residence rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The exchange of honor and blessings (satkāra and āśīrvāda) is implied as part of dharmic hospitality.