Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

रावणं जेतुकामो वै रामो राजीवलोचनः । अरण्यवासमकरोद्देवानां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

rāvaṇaṃ jetukāmo vai rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | araṇyavāsamakaroddevānāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

راون کو فتح کرنے کی خواہش سے، کنول جیسے نینوں والے رام نے دیوتاؤں کے کام کی تکمیل کے لیے جنگل میں رہائش اختیار کی۔

Word by Word

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• jetu-kāmaḥ: desiring to conquer
• jetu-kāmaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jetu (जि धातोः तुमुन्-अन्त/infinitive) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जेतुं कामः) (Nominative singular masculine)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निश्चयार्थक-निपातः (particle: indeed)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• rājīva-locanaḥ: lotus-eyed
• rājīva-locanaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājīva + locana (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (रājīव-लोचनानि यस्य सः) (Nominative singular masculine)

• araṇya-vāsam: forest-dwelling/exile to the forest
• araṇya-vāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: araṇya + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (अरण्ये वासः) (Accusative singular)

• akarot: did/undertook
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम् (he did/made)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural)

• kārya-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of the task
• kārya-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः) (Dative singular: for the accomplishment)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame) / Araṇya as tapas-sthāna (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, lotus-eyed, clad in bark garments, bow in hand yet calm, entering the forest with resolute purpose; devas subtly present as unseen beneficiaries of his vow.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma may require hardship; righteous leaders accept sacrifice to serve a higher cosmic duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the broader glorified setting in this section, though the verse references forest-dwelling generally.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; araṇyavāsa is presented as a dhārmic discipline supporting a divine mission.