Shloka 58 - Adhyaya 32 - Dharmaranya Mahatmya - Brahma Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं मेने दाशरथिर्नृपः । स संभ्रमात्समुत्थाय पदातिः प्रययौ पुरः

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ mene dāśarathirnṛpaḥ | sa saṃbhramātsamutthāya padātiḥ prayayau puraḥ

Translation

Vua Rāma, con của Daśaratha, tự thấy như đã viên mãn bổn phận đời mình. Ngài vội vã đứng dậy, rồi đi bộ tiến lên để nghênh đón các vị ấy.

Word by Word

kṛta-kṛtyamone whose duty is accomplished

ivaas if

ātmānamhimself

menethought, considered

dāśarathiḥthe son of Daśaratha (Rama)

nṛpaḥthe king

saḥhe

saṃbhramātfrom agitation/haste

samutthāyahaving risen up

padātiḥon foot, as a foot-soldier/footman

prayayauwent forth

puraḥforward, in front

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma rises quickly in eager respect and walks forward on foot to receive the Brāhmaṇas, feeling fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Dāśarathi)

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality and humility—especially toward the virtuous—are themselves a king’s highest fulfillment of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the overarching sacred setting; the verse highlights dharmic behavior within that holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it recommends going forth to welcome honored guests rather than remaining seated in pride.