Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

त्यक्तलज्जस्त्यक्तवेदः पशुचर्यारत स्तथा । स पूयविष्ठामूत्रासृक्छ्लेष्मपित्तादिपूरिते

Transliteration

tyaktalajjastyaktavedaḥ paśucaryārata stathā | sa pūyaviṣṭhāmūtrāsṛkchleṣmapittādipūrite

Translation

من طرح الحياء وترك الفيدا، واستلذّ بسلوكٍ بهيميّ، يُجعل في موضعٍ ممتلئٍ بالقيح والغائط والبول والدم والبلغم والصفراء وما شابه ذلك.

Word by Word

• tyakta-lajjaḥ: having abandoned shame
• tyakta-lajjaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (√tyaj, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय) + lajja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (lajjāṃ tyaktaḥ)

• tyakta-vedaḥ: having abandoned the Veda
• tyakta-vedaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (√tyaj, धातु; क्त) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (vedaṃ tyaktaḥ)

• paśu-caryā-rataḥ: delighting in animal-like conduct
• paśu-caryā-rataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paśu + caryā + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (paśūnāṃ caryāyāṃ rataḥ / paśu-caryāyāṃ rataḥ)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb ‘thus/also’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūya-viṣṭhā-mūtra-asṛk-śleṣma-pitta-ādi-pūrite: in (a place) filled with pus, feces, urine, blood, phlegm, bile, etc.
• pūya-viṣṭhā-mūtra-asṛk-śleṣma-pitta-ādi-pūrite: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūya + viṣṭhā + mūtra + asṛk + śleṣman + pitta + ādi + pūrita (√pṝ/√pūr, धातु; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (…-ādibhiḥ pūrite) ‘filled with pus, feces, urine, blood, phlegm, bile, etc.’; विशेषणम् (narake/स्थाने) — पद्ये उत्तरार्ध अपूर्णम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fallen figure, stripped of modesty and Vedic markers, is shown in a dark pit filled with repulsive fluids; the scene is intentionally didactic, with symbolic broken palm-leaf Veda and discarded garments of modesty nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Naraka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rejecting Vedic restraint and moral shame leads to degrading karmic outcomes described as hellish suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a larger Setu-context warning about ethical prerequisites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on prohibited conduct and its consequence.