Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभाते विमले कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः । रामः सीतां समादाय प्रस्थितो दक्षिणां दिशम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ | rāmaḥ sītāṃ samādāya prasthito dakṣiṇāṃ diśam

Translation

Rồi vào buổi sớm trong trẻo, Rāma—sau khi hoàn tất các nghi lễ ban mai—đưa Sītā theo cùng và lên đường về phương Nam.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then)

• prabhāte: at dawn
• prabhāte: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• vimale: clear, pure
• vimale: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying prabhāte)

• kṛta-pūrvāhṇika-kriyaḥ: having performed the morning rites
• kṛta-pūrvāhṇika-kriyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त) + pūrvāhṇika (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (kṛtā pūrvāhṇikā kriyā yena = who has performed the morning rites); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying rāmaḥ)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• samādāya: having taken (with him)
• samādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल; 'having taken along'

• prasthitaḥ: set out, departed
• prasthitaḥ: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sthā (धातु) → prasthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dakṣiṇām: southern
• dakṣiṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying diśam)

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (Goal/direction as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Clear dawn: Rāma serene after completing morning rites, taking Sītā by the hand; gentle light; the party begins moving south; forest brightening; sense of renewed order.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and sacred travel are grounded in nitya-karma—daily rites and purity of routine support higher spiritual aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The movement points toward Gokarṇa, a renowned Śiva-kṣetra praised in this Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of pūrvāhṇika-kriyā (morning daily duties such as purification and prayer) before setting out.