Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मतत्परः । उपास्तेस्म तदा रामः सागरं मार्गसिद्धये

Transliteration

sa trirātroṣitastatra nayajño dharmatatparaḥ | upāstesma tadā rāmaḥ sāgaraṃ mārgasiddhaye

Translation

وہاں تین راتیں گزار کر، دھرم میں راسخ اور ضبطِ نفس کو گویا یَجْنَہ بنا کر، رام نے راستہ کامیاب ہونے کے لیے تب سمندر کی اُپاسنا کی۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रिरात्रोषितः: having stayed for three nights
• त्रिरात्रोषितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + रात्रि + उषित (वस्/उष् धातु → उषित, क्त/PPP)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: त्रयः रात्रयः यस्य/त्रिरात्रं उषितः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: “there”)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• यज्ञः: a sacrificer
• यज्ञः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘न यज्ञः’ = “not performing sacrifice” (predicate nominal)

• धर्मतत्परः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मतत्परः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: धर्मे तत्परः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• उपास्ते: worships/attends upon
• उपास्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स्म: indeed/then (past marker)
• स्म: Kriya-modifier (Aspect/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-प्रयोगः (particle indicating past/continuative sense with present form)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मार्गसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the path (means)
• मार्गसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/प्रयोजन-चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: मार्गस्य सिद्धिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; contextually Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha (mārga-siddhi tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, after three nights, rises into a formal worship posture at the shore—offerings and arghya directed to the ocean, attendants holding vessels, the horizon vast.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Dharma
• Mārga-siddhi (successful passage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before undertaking a great work, dharma requires humility and worship—seeking divine alignment for success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu seashore where Rāma performs upāsanā to Sāgara, foundational to the Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (worship/attendance) to Sāgara for mārga-siddhi; the three-night observance functions as a preparatory vow.