Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

निर्लोमान्वर्जयेच्छ्राद्धे य इच्छेत्पितृगौरवम् । परदाररता ये च तथा यो वृषली पतिः

Transliteration

nirlomānvarjayecchrāddhe ya icchetpitṛgauravam | paradāraratā ye ca tathā yo vṛṣalī patiḥ

Translation

Wenn man die wahre Ehre der Pitṛs wünscht, sollte man diejenigen vom Śrāddha ausschließen, die haarlos sind, die der Frau eines anderen verfallen sind, und den Ehemann einer Frau niedriger Kaste.

Word by Word

• nir-lomān: hairless (persons)
• nir-lomān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nir + loman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘निर्लोम’ (=अलोम) इति नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक-तत्पुरुषसमासः

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śrāddhe: in the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• icchet: should desire
• icchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pitṛ-gauravam: reverence for the ancestors
• pitṛ-gauravam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + gaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां गौरवम्)

• para-dāra-ratāḥ: those attached to others’ wives
• para-dāra-ratāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘परदार’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, तत्र ‘रता’ इति तद्धित/कृदन्त-समासान्तः

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vṛṣalī: of a śūdra-woman / low-caste woman
• vṛṣalī: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; (सम्बन्धः—‘वृषल्याः’)

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha host draws a ritual boundary; a figure symbolizing paradāra-rati is shown turning away in shame; the eligible brāhmaṇa sits composed; the atmosphere is morally serious rather than punitive.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to ancestors is inseparable from moral restraint, especially fidelity and self-control.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prohibition: exclude specified persons from śrāddha invitations/participation to preserve ritual sanctity.