Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

त्रैगुणा भवसंपन्ना अतत्तवज्ञाश्च रागिणः । कामक्रोधभयद्वेषमदमात्सर्यसंयुताः

Transliteration

traiguṇā bhavasaṃpannā atattavajñāśca rāgiṇaḥ | kāmakrodhabhayadveṣamadamātsaryasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

مقيَّدونَ بالـغوناتِ الثلاث، لا يملكونَ إلا زادَ التكوُّنِ الدنيوي، لا يعرِفونَ الحقيقة؛ تغمرُهم الشهوةُ، وتمتلئُ نفوسُهم بالرغبةِ والغضبِ والخوفِ والبغضاءِ والكبرِ والحسدِ.

Word by Word

• त्रैगुणाः: possessed of the three guṇas
• त्रैगुणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैगुण (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + गुण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘त्रिगुणसम्बद्धाः’

• भवसंपन्नाः: endowed with worldly becoming (saṃsāra)
• भवसंपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव-संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; भव + संपन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘भवेन/संसारेण संपन्नाः’

• अतत्त्वज्ञाः: knowers-not of reality; ignorant of truth
• अतत्त्वज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-तत्त्व-ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; तत्त्व + ज्ञ, नञ्-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘तत्त्वं न जानन्ति’ इति बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः (व्यक्तिवाचक)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• रागिणः: passionate; attached persons
• रागिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘रागयुक्ताः’ इति व्यक्तिवाचक

• कामक्रोधभयद्वेषमदमात्सर्यसंयुताः: joined with desire, anger, fear, hatred, pride, and envy
• कामक्रोधभयद्वेषमदमात्सर्यसंयुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-क्रोध-भय-द्वेष-मद-मात्सर्य-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; संयुत = युज्(धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘कामादिभिः संयुताः’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan pilgrimage setting near Kedāra: ascetics and pilgrims contrasted with worldly-minded figures entangled by personified guṇas; the vices (kāma, krodha, bhaya, dveṣa, mada, mātsarya) appear as shadowy attendants around them, while the shrine radiates calm.

Characters & Entities

• Guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bondage arises from guṇa-driven attachment and the inner vices; liberation requires tattva-jñāna (knowledge of the Real).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the Kedāra region is presented as a setting for teachings that cut the roots of guṇa-based bondage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; it diagnoses spiritual obstacles to be overcome through knowledge and discipline.