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

Así, aun siendo brāhmaṇa, tomé a un maestro śaiva como pretexto y también lo engañé. Del mismo modo, por muchos aduladores fui embaucado, y mi riqueza fue dilapidada.

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.