Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अरिभिः परिभूतं वा यस्त्यजति स पापकृत् । तद्भार्यापुत्रमित्रेषु यश्चावज्ञां करोति वा

Transliteration

aribhiḥ paribhūtaṃ vā yastyajati sa pāpakṛt | tadbhāryāputramitreṣu yaścāvajñāṃ karoti vā

Translation

Wer den Guru verlässt, wenn er von Feinden gedemütigt wird, ist ein Sünder; ebenso begeht Schuld, wer seine Frau, seine Kinder oder seine Freunde verachtet.

Word by Word

• अरिभिः: by enemies
• अरिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• परिभूतम्: overpowered/insulted
• परिभूतम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि√भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (यम्-इति)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• त्यजति: abandons
• त्यजति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अन्वय-प्रदर्शक (correlative pronoun)

• पापकृत्: a doer of sin
• पापकृत्: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पापं करोति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitival sense), अव्यक्त-समासपूर्वपद; ‘तद्-’ इति पूर्वपद-रूपेण

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Adhikaraṇa (Domain, within)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग), ‘तद्-’ इत्यनेन सह समाहार-समासाङ्ग

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Domain, within)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• मित्रेषु: among friends
• मित्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; (तद्+भार्या+पुत्र+मित्रेषु इति समाहार-सम्बन्ध)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect/contempt
• अवज्ञाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोति: does/shows
• करोति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guru sits calmly while hostile figures mock him; the disciple chooses to remain at his side. In a parallel vignette, a householder restrains harsh speech toward wife, children, and friends, offering respectful gestures instead.

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Loyalty to the Guru must remain firm even in humiliation or danger; contempt toward those connected to him is also condemned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it teaches relational dharma around the Guru.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse gives a prohibition against abandonment and contempt (avajñā).