Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

स एव रक्षते तत्र रामादेशेन पुत्रक । द्विजस्याज्ञा प्रवर्तेत श्रीमातायास्तथैव च

Transliteration

sa eva rakṣate tatra rāmādeśena putraka | dvijasyājñā pravarteta śrīmātāyāstathaiva ca

Translation

“他唯独依罗摩之命守护彼处，亲爱的孩子。在那里，二次生者（婆罗门等）的戒令得以施行；同样，圣母的威权亦被尊奉。”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis/only)

• रक्षते: protects
• रक्षते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• रामादेशेन: by Rāma’s command
• रामादेशेन: Karana (Means/Authority)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य आदेशः)

• पुत्रक: O dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्विजस्य: of the brāhmaṇa/twice-born
• द्विजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आज्ञा: command/permission
• आज्ञा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तेत: should proceed/be in force
• प्रवर्तेत: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• श्रीमातायाः: of the revered mother
• श्रीमातायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (श्रीः माता इव/श्रीमती माता)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (just/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān stands as guardian under Rāma’s explicit command; within the kshetra, brāhmaṇas uphold injunctions while the revered Mother (Devī) presides with sovereign authority.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hanumān (implied)
• Rāma
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Śrī-mātā (revered Mother; unspecified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through rightful command, disciplined guardianship, and respect for sacred authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks of “that place” (tatra) without naming a specific tīrtha in the provided excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it emphasizes obedience to dharmic injunctions and established authority.