Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

निर्धनस्यैव चरतो न भयं विद्यते क्वचित् । धनीभयैर्न मुच्येत धनं तस्मात्त्यजाम्यहम्

Transliteration

nirdhanasyaiva carato na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit | dhanībhayairna mucyeta dhanaṃ tasmāttyajāmyaham

Translation

من يسير بلا مال لا يُوجد له خوفٌ في أيّ موضع؛ أمّا الغنيّ فلا ينجو من مخاوف تولد من المال. لذلك أزهد في الثروة وأتركها.

Word by Word

• nirdhanasya: of a poor man
• nirdhanasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• carataḥ: of one who moves about
• carataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidyate: exists, is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (existential: ‘is found’)

• kvacit: anywhere, ever
• kvacit: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb)

• dhanī-bhayaiḥ: by fears due to the wealthy / fears of the rich
• dhanī-bhayaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanin (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhanināṃ bhayaiḥ)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• mucyeta: would be released
• mucyeta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive sense: ‘would be freed’)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tyajāmi: I abandon
• tyajāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Revā Khaṇḍa (didactic; precise speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renouncer/pilgrim placing coins/jewels into a donation vessel at a river-ghat; his posture relaxed and fearless; wealthy figures nearby appear anxious, guarding chests.

Characters & Entities

• Vairāgya (renunciation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to wealth breeds anxiety; freedom grows through simplicity and renunciation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader message of purification and detachment in sacred travel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tyāga (renunciation) is recommended; no detailed ritual procedure is specified.