Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

पारिजातादयः सर्वे पदार्थाः केन वा हृताः । गुरुरुवाचेदं कितवेन कृतं महत्

Transliteration

pārijātādayaḥ sarve padārthāḥ kena vā hṛtāḥ | gururuvācedaṃ kitavena kṛtaṃ mahat

Translation

«مَن الذي سلب هذه النفائس كلّها، ابتداءً من شجرة باريجاتا؟» فأجاب الغورو: «إنّ هذا الفعل العظيم قد صنعه ذلك المقامر (المخادع).»

Word by Word

• pārijāta-ādayaḥ: Pārijāta and others
• pārijāta-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārijāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पारिजातः आदिः येषाम्)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• padārthāḥ: objects, items
• padārthāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पदानाम् अर्थाः/पदार्थाः = वस्तूनि)

• kena: by whom
• kena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• vā: or
• vā: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive/alternative particle)

• hṛtāḥ: were taken away, stolen
• hṛtāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु) → hṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (taken away)

• guruḥ: the teacher (Bṛhaspati)
• guruḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kitavena: by the gambler/cheat
• kitavena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kitava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• kṛtam: done, committed
• kṛtam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय

• mahat: great, serious
• mahat: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (Guru of the Devas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worried deva asks who has taken the Pārijāta and other valuables; Bṛhaspati, calm yet stern, identifies the culprit as a ‘gambler/cheat’; in the background, a garden pavilion shows an empty spot where the Pārijāta once bloomed.

Characters & Entities

• Pārijāta
• Bṛhaspati
• Kitava (the gambler/cheat)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deceit and unrighteous conduct lead to loss—what is gained or held without dharma is easily taken away.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is narrative; the broader context is Kedāra-khaṇḍa, connected with the Kedāra sacred region and Śiva’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative about adharma and its consequences.