Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

परिष्कृतो यदा विप्रो हत्वाऽत्मानं मृतो यदि । निर्गुणः सहसा क्रोधाद्गृहक्षेत्रादिकारणात्

Transliteration

pariṣkṛto yadā vipro hatvā'tmānaṃ mṛto yadi | nirguṇaḥ sahasā krodhādgṛhakṣetrādikāraṇāt

Translation

Wenn ein Brāhmaṇa, nachdem er ordnungsgemäß gereinigt wurde, dennoch stirbt, indem er sich selbst tötet—plötzlich, ohne Zügelung, aus Zorn, der aus Gründen wie Haus, Land und dergleichen entsteht—

Word by Word

• परिष्कृतः: purified/ritually prepared
• परिष्कृतः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√कृ (धातु) → परिष्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘परिष्कृत’ = purified/ritually prepared

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adverbial (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: when)

• विप्रः: a brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; ‘having killed’

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमान्त-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘dead’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Condition marker (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक (conditional particle: if)

• निर्गुणः: without qualities/without motive
• निर्गुणः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निः-गुण (नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक तत्पुरुषः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘without good qualities/without (culpable) motive’ (contextual)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, रीति/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: suddenly)

• क्रोधात्: from anger; due to anger
• क्रोधात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (ablative of cause)

• गृहक्षेत्रादिकारणात्: due to reasons like house/land etc.
• गृहक्षेत्रादिकारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + क्षेत्र + आदि + कारण (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘गृह-क्षेत्र-आदि’ इति समाहारः + ‘कारण’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Unspecified (sentence continues into next verse; didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified brāhmaṇa (with fresh sacred marks and clean garments) stands amid a heated dispute over land/house; anger flares, shown as a dark aura. A compassionate elder points toward the temple and the sea, urging restraint; the scene foreshadows tragic impulsiveness.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even after ritual purification, uncontrolled anger and attachment to property can lead to ruinous actions, highlighting the need for inner restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, where ethical instruction accompanies the glorification of the sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references being pariṣkṛta (duly purified), setting up a case discussion that continues into the next verse.