Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

वंचयित्वात्मपितरौ धूर्त्तराजानुशासनात् । कृत्वा चानुचितं कर्म तस्यैतद्भुज्यते फलम्

Transliteration

vaṃcayitvātmapitarau dhūrttarājānuśāsanāt | kṛtvā cānucitaṃ karma tasyaitadbhujyate phalam

Translation

Nachdem man die eigenen Eltern betrogen hat, auf Geheiß eines ruchlosen Königs, und unziemliche Taten beging—das ist die Frucht davon, die man nun erduldet.

Word by Word

• vaṃcayitvā: having deceived
• vaṃcayitvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vaṃc (धातु) + itvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ātma-pitarau: one's own parents (father and mother)
• ātma-pitarau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + pitar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of oneself'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• dhūrtta-rāja-anuśāsanāt: from/under the command of the wicked king
• dhūrtta-rāja-anuśāsanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūrtta (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + anuśāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative; 'instruction/command of the rogue-king'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

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

• anucitam: improper
• anucitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• karma: deed, action
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tasya: of that (deed/act)
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhujyate: is experienced/suffered
• bhujyate: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is experienced/enjoyed')

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma/Pratipādya (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sumedhā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful figure recounts misdeeds—deceiving parents and obeying a wicked king—while another admonishes; imagery can include shadowy palace authority contrasted with humble parental home.

Characters & Entities

• Sumedhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unrighteous actions—especially betrayal of parents and compliance with evil authority—ripen into inevitable karma-phala.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of moral causation.