Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तद्ग्रामोद्यानभेदोत्थं परदारनिषेवणम् । वार्द्धुषिकस्य यत्पापं यत्पापं स्तेयसम्भवम्

Transliteration

tadgrāmodyānabhedotthaṃ paradāraniṣevaṇam | vārddhuṣikasya yatpāpaṃ yatpāpaṃ steyasambhavam

Translation

Ebenso die Sünde, die aus der Beschädigung des Dorfparks oder Gartens entsteht; aus dem Umgang mit der Frau eines anderen; die Sünde des Wucherers; und die Sünde, die aus Diebstahl hervorgeht—

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun) — here adjectival ‘that’

• ग्राम-उद्यान-भेद-उत्थम्: arising from breaking village-gardens
• ग्राम-उद्यान-भेद-उत्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था/उत्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (समाहार/निर्देश) — ‘(from) breaking of village-gardens arising’

• पर-दार-निषेवणम्: consorting with another’s wife
• पर-दार-निषेवणम्: Karma/Artha (Object/Topic; कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवण (कृदन्त/भाव; √सेव्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘others’ wives’ consorting’

• वार्द्धुषिकस्य: of a usurer
• वार्द्धुषिकस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्द्धुषिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — ‘of the usurer/interest-taker’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun) — ‘which’

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma/Artha (Object/Topic; कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक — ‘which’

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma/Artha (Object/Topic; कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्तेय-सम्भवम्: arising from theft
• स्तेय-सम्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तेय (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘arising from theft’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; continuation of sin-catalogue tied to purification teaching)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: a riverbank tīrtha with pilgrims performing snāna while, in vignette panels, the listed sins are shown as dark shadows dissolving—damage to a village garden, illicit liaison, usury, and theft—contrasted with restored order and flourishing trees.

Characters & Entities

• Paradāra (another’s spouse)
• Vārddhuṣika (usurer)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text frames social and personal violations—adultery, theft, exploitation—as spiritually consequential sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context remains implicit as the arena for purification described in the passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse itself enumerates sins; the surrounding teaching recommends tīrtha-snān and dāna as purificatory means.