Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

ये प्रकुर्वंति दम्पत्योर्भेदं वै सानुरागयोः । परस्परमसत्यानि तेषां भार्याऽसती भवेत्

Transliteration

ye prakurvaṃti dampatyorbhedaṃ vai sānurāgayoḥ | parasparamasatyāni teṣāṃ bhāryā'satī bhavet

Translation

Wer zwischen liebenden Eheleuten Zwietracht stiftet, indem er sie gegeneinander Unwahrheiten reden lässt—ein solcher Mann wird eine unkeusche Frau haben.

Word by Word

• ye: Who (those people)
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• prakurvanti: Create / Do
• prakurvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kṛ (प्र + कृ)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Plural

• dampatyoḥ: Of the couple (husband and wife)
• dampatyoḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dampati (दम्पति)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual

• bhedam: Division / Conflict
• bhedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (भेद)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vai: Indeed
• vai: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (वै)
• Form: Particle (Emphasis)

• sānurāgayoḥ: Who are loving / affectionate
• sānurāgayoḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sānurāga (सानुराग)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual

• parasparam: Mutually / Between each other
• parasparam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (परस्पर)
• Form: Adverbial usage

• asatyāni: Untruths / Lies
• asatyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asatya (असत्य)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• teṣām: Their (of those people)
• teṣām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• bhāryā: Wife
• bhāryā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (भार्या)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• asatī: Unchaste / Bad
• asatī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asatī (असती)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhavet: Should become / Would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A meddler whispers to husband and wife separately, planting falsehoods; the couple turns away in pain. A karmic echo shows the meddler later distressed by his own spouse’s infidelity.

Characters & Entities

• Dampatī (husband-wife, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creating discord through lies violates dharma and rebounds as suffering within one’s own household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse delivers ethical instruction within the broader māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a moral injunction against slander and household disruption.