Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

प्रतिग्रहश्च वै घोरः षष्ठांऽशफलदस्तथा । एवं ब्रुवति तस्मिंश्च हारीतोनाम चाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

pratigrahaśca vai ghoraḥ ṣaṣṭhāṃ'śaphaladastathā | evaṃ bruvati tasmiṃśca hārītonāma cābravīt

Translation

„Gaben ohne Unterscheidung anzunehmen ist wahrlich schrecklich und gewährt nur den sechsten Teil der Frucht.“ Während er so sprach, erwiderte einer namens Hārīta.

Word by Word

• प्रतिग्रहः: accepting gifts (receiving)
• प्रतिग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/उपपद-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• घोरः: terrible
• घोरः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतिग्रहः)

• षष्ठांशफलदः: giving the fruit of a sixth part
• षष्ठांशफलदः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ-अंश-फल-द (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठ + अंश + फल + द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतिग्रहः); अर्थः: षष्ठांशस्य फलम् ददाति इति

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• ब्रुवति: (when he) speaks
• ब्रुवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in/at that (time/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हारीतः: Hārīta
• हारीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Nipāta (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (particle indicating name)

• च: also/and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice introducing Hārīta; doctrinal statement attributed to the ongoing discussion

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sober exchange among sages: one speaks about the dreadfulness of pratigraha; another sage, Hārīta, prepares to respond, indicating a learned debate on dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes ethical boundaries: indiscriminate gift-acceptance is spiritually dangerous and reduces merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Stambhatīrtha-focused narrative frame of this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It addresses dāna/pratigraha ethics—how charity and acceptance should be handled to preserve spiritual fruit.