Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

राघवस्तस्य चेष्टाभिः सम्यक्स्वचरितैर्हितैः । अदुष्टमेनं दृष्ट्वैव तत एनमपूजयत्

Transliteration

rāghavastasya ceṣṭābhiḥ samyaksvacaritairhitaiḥ | aduṣṭamenaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva tata enamapūjayat

Translation

Thấy hạnh kiểm của người ấy đúng đắn, lợi ích và hợp với đức hạnh, Rāghava nhận biết người ấy không có ác tâm, liền bày tỏ sự tôn kính và trọng đãi.

Word by Word

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चेष्टाभिः: by (his) actions/efforts
• चेष्टाभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• सम्यक्: Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्वचरितैः: by his own deeds/conduct
• स्वचरितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + चरित (कृदन्त; √चर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively)

• हितैः: beneficial, wholesome
• हितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (कृदन्त; √धा (धातु) + क्त, ‘placed/beneficial’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्वचरितैः)

• अदुष्टम्: not wicked, blameless
• अदुष्टम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying एनम्)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Desha/Kala (देश/काल-अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपূजयत्: honoured, worshipped
• अपূजयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣi/śaunaka-type setting varies by recension)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma observes Vibhīṣaṇa’s humble, righteous demeanor and offers respectful honor in a royal-camp setting after recognizing his goodwill.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True discernment reads character in actions; honoring the virtuous is itself dharma and strengthens righteous alliances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains situated in the Cakratīrtha halt of Setu-khaṇḍa, part of the sacred itinerary toward Setubandha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; “apūjayat” indicates honoring the righteous as a dharmic act.