Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

रामस्य करमुद्रां च पूजयंतु द्विजाः सदा । येषां दोषाः सदाचारे व्यभिचारादयो यदि

Transliteration

rāmasya karamudrāṃ ca pūjayaṃtu dvijāḥ sadā | yeṣāṃ doṣāḥ sadācāre vyabhicārādayo yadi

Translation

دو بار جنمے ہوئے (دویج) ہمیشہ رام کی کرمُدرَا (ہاتھ کی مُہر) کی پوجا کریں۔ لیکن اگر ان کے نیک چلن میں زناکاری وغیرہ جیسے عیوب ہوں تو مناسب اصلاح کے بغیر اسے دھारण کرنا درست نہیں۔

Word by Word

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• करमुद्राम्: hand-seal (gesture)
• करमुद्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजयन्तु: let (them) worship
• पूजयन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दोषाः: faults
• दोषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदाचारे: in good conduct
• सदाचारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यभिचारादयः: adultery and the like
• व्यभिचारादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यभिचार + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Purāṇic instructional style within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (a king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly of dvijas instructs devotees before a small shrine or emblem of Rāma; a devotee respectfully receives guidance about the sacred hand-seal (karamudrā), with emphasis on purity and restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred emblems are to be honored, but they must be accompanied by moral discipline; outer marks should reflect inner conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is framed within Dharmāraṇya’s dharma-instructions rather than praising a single named tīrtha in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship/veneration of Rāma’s karamudrā, with an implied requirement of rectifying misconduct.