Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

तथा च ब्राह्मणेनापि मया शैवो गुरुः कृतः । वंचितश्च तथानेकैश्चाटुभिर्विहृतं धनम्

Transliteration

tathā ca brāhmaṇenāpi mayā śaivo guruḥ kṛtaḥ | vaṃcitaśca tathānekaiścāṭubhirvihṛtaṃ dhanam

Translation

So habe ich, obgleich ein Brāhmaṇa, sogar einen śivaitischen Lehrer zum Vorwand gemacht und ihn betrogen. Ebenso wurde ich von vielen Schmeichlern getäuscht, und mein Vermögen wurde vergeudet.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुवाद (adverb: 'thus/so')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ब्राह्मणेन: by a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• शैवः: Śaiva
• शैवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies गुरुः)

• गुरुः: teacher/guru
• गुरुः: Karma (Object-complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृतः: was made/appointed
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP: 'made/appointed')

• वंचितः: was deceived
• वंचितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वञ्च् (धातु) → वंचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP: 'was deceived')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'also/likewise'

• अनेकैः: by many
• अनेकैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies चाटुभिः)

• चाटुभिः: by flatteries
• चाटुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; साधन (instrumental: 'by flattery')

• विहृतम्: was taken away
• विहृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हृ (धातु) → विहृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP: 'was carried off/appropriated')

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Penitent devotee/confessor (continuation; name not given in this excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful brāhmaṇa recounts how he appointed a Śaiva ‘guru’ as a mere pretext and was then surrounded by flattering courtiers who drained his wealth; the mood is dim, introspective, and morally tense.

Characters & Entities

• Śaiva guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect and manipulation of spiritual authority (guru) and falling for flattery lead to ruin; repentance is the first step back to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the Adhyāya 274 Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse supports the need for prāyaścitta and reformation in guru-dharma and ethical living.