Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

धनधान्यसमृद्धोऽपि लुब्धो भ्रमति भूतले । अतीव कोपनो विप्रो वेदपाठविवर्जितः

Transliteration

dhanadhānyasamṛddho'pi lubdho bhramati bhūtale | atīva kopano vipro vedapāṭhavivarjitaḥ

Translation

Obwohl er an Besitz und Getreide reich war, irrte er aus Gier über die Erde. Jener Brāhmaṇa war überaus jähzornig und ohne Vedastudium.

Word by Word

• dhanadhānyasamṛddhaḥ: rich in wealth and grain
• dhanadhānyasamṛddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (धन) + dhānya (धान्य) + samṛddha (समृद्ध, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धन-धान्ययोः समृद्धः

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (Concession marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि, अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (concessive particle): ‘even though’

• lubdhaḥ: greedy
• lubdhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lubdha (लुब्ध, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhramati: wanders
• bhramati: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (भ्रम्, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhūtale: on the earth
• bhūtale: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtala (भूतल, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• atīva: exceedingly
• atīva: Kriyā/Guṇa-viśeṣaṇa (Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अतीव, अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रताबोधक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifying adverb)

• kopanaḥ: irascible
• kopanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopana (कोपन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vipraḥ: a Brahmin
• vipraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (विप्र, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vedapāṭhavivarjitaḥ: devoid of Vedic recitation
• vedapāṭhavivarjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (वेद) + pāṭha (पाठ) + vivarjita (विवर्जित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—वेदपाठेन विवर्जितः (devoid of Vedic study/recitation)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice describing a brāhmaṇa’s conduct)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A well-fed brāhmaṇa with full granaries wanders dusty roads, face tense with anger, Vedic manuscripts absent; villagers look on with unease as his wealth contrasts with his conduct.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth without discipline breeds greed and anger; neglect of svādhyāya (Vedic study) is portrayed as a fall from dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the duty of veda-pāṭha (Vedic recitation/study) is upheld by criticizing its absence.