Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

लुब्धाः पापानि कुर्वन्ति शुद्धांशा नैव मानवाः । श्रुत्वा धर्मस्य सर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैवावधार्य तत्

Transliteration

lubdhāḥ pāpāni kurvanti śuddhāṃśā naiva mānavāḥ | śrutvā dharmasya sarvasvaṃ śrutvā caivāvadhārya tat

Translation

Die Gierigen begehen Sünden; die Menschen sind in Wahrheit nicht rein in ihrem Anteil. Selbst nachdem sie das ganze Wesen des Dharma gehört haben—es gehört und erwogen—(stürzen sie doch durch Gier).

Word by Word

• lubdhāḥ: greedy (people)
• lubdhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lubdha (प्रातिपदिक; √lubh लुभ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेष्य (greedy persons)

• pāpāni: sins, evil deeds
• pāpāni: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• kurvanti: do, commit
• kurvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• śuddha-aṃśāḥ: pure (in nature)
• śuddha-aṃśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (śuddhāḥ aṃśāḥ = pure in part/pure-minded)

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

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

• mānavāḥ: men, humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• dharmasya: of dharma, of righteousness
• dharmasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sarvasvam: the whole essence, everything
• sarvasvam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• avadhārya: having ascertained, having considered
• avadhārya: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√dhṛ (धृ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dharma discourse at a ghat/temple courtyard: a sage teaching; some listeners attentive and humble, others secretly clutching money-bags, illustrating greed overpowering knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Lobha (greed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mere knowledge of dharma is insufficient; greed must be restrained for purity and right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is mentioned; it functions as a general dharma admonition within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the practical prescription is ethical restraint (especially of lobha) alongside listening and reflection on dharma.