Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

राम उवाच । जीर्णोद्धारं करिष्यामि श्रीमातुर्वचनादहम् । आज्ञा प्रदीयतां मह्यं यथादानं ददामि वः

Transliteration

rāma uvāca | jīrṇoddhāraṃ kariṣyāmi śrīmāturvacanādaham | ājñā pradīyatāṃ mahyaṃ yathādānaṃ dadāmi vaḥ

Translation

罗摩说道：“奉我至敬母亲之命，我将修复一切陈旧破败之处。愿诸位赐我许可，使我得以依正法仪轨，向诸位奉上相应的供施。”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जीर्ण: worn-out, dilapidated
• जीर्ण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जॄ/जरा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (उद्धारम् इति)

• उद्धारम्: restoration, renovation
• उद्धारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्री: of the revered/auspicious (Śrī-)
• श्री: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (मातुः इति विशेषणार्थे)

• मातुः: of (my) mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from/according to the word (command)
• वचनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आज्ञा: permission, order
• आज्ञा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रदीयताम्: let it be given (be granted)
• प्रदीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Avyaya (Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: 'as, according to')

• दानम्: gift, donation
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वः: to you (all)
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (4th/6th: Dative/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, composed and resolute, addresses assembled brāhmaṇas/elders, declaring his intent to restore a dilapidated sacred structure and to distribute gifts according to rule; the setting suggests a ritual pavilion near an old shrine with broken stones and scaffolding beginning.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāma’s mother (Śrīmātā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit-bearing acts like restoration and charity should be done with dharmic authorization, humility, and correct procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is framed within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching context; no single tirtha is explicitly named in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jīrṇoddhāra (restoration of a decayed sacred/meritorious structure) and giving yathā-dāna—charity according to rule and fitness.