Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परित्यजस्व सततमन्येषां दोषकीर्तनम् । शिवविष्ण्वादिदेवानामर्चां कुरु सदा कपे

Transliteration

parityajasva satatamanyeṣāṃ doṣakīrtanam | śivaviṣṇvādidevānāmarcāṃ kuru sadā kape

Translation

Gib es stets auf, die Fehler anderer zu verkünden. O Vānara, vollziehe immerdar die heilige Verehrung (arcā) Śivas, Viṣṇus und der übrigen Devas.

Word by Word

• परित्यजस्व: abandon completely
• परित्यजस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (त्यज्) with उपसर्ग परि-
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम्

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• दोषकीर्तनम्: speaking/reciting faults
• दोषकीर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दोषस्य कीर्तनम्

• शिवविष्ण्वादिदेवानाम्: of the gods such as Śiva and Viṣṇu
• शिवविष्ण्वादिदेवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + विष्णु + आदि + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—शिव-विष्णु-आदि ये देवाः तेषाम् (enumerative with ‘ādi’)

• अर्चाम्: worship; adoration
• अर्चाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरु: do; perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (कृञ्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• कपे: O monkey
• कपे: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified teacher addressing a Vānara (kape)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kapi/Vānara addressed directly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The vānara turns away from a group engaged in gossip; instead he approaches a small shrine with Śiva-liṅga and Viṣṇu icon, offering flowers and a lamp; the atmosphere is orderly and devotional, emphasizing harmony among deities.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purify speech by abandoning fault-finding and strengthen devotion through regular worship of the deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Setukhaṇḍa, the broader Setu–Rāmeśvaram pilgrimage ethos is implied, where worship and restraint amplify tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcā (formal worship) of Śiva, Viṣṇu, and other deities is explicitly prescribed.