Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

विडम्बेन च संयुक्ता लौलुप्येन च पीडिताः । असंग्राह्या इत्येवं श्रुतिनोदना

Transliteration

viḍambena ca saṃyuktā laulupyena ca pīḍitāḥ | asaṃgrāhyā ityevaṃ śrutinodanā

Translation

Ceux qui sont mêlés à l’hypocrisie et tourmentés par l’avidité sont « à ne pas recevoir » ; telle est l’exhortation de la Śruti.

Word by Word

• viḍambena: by mockery/derision
• viḍambena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viḍamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• saṃyuktāḥ: joined/associated
• saṃyuktāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP: संयुक्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• laulupyena: by greed, covetousness
• laulupyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laulupya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• pīḍitāḥ: afflicted, oppressed
• pīḍitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP: पीडित), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• asaṃgrāhyāḥ: unacceptable, not to be received
• asaṃgrāhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + saṃgrāhya (कृदन्त; √grah (धातु) + सम्- उपसर्ग + यत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास; ‘not to be accepted/received’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• śruti-nodanā: the injunction of scripture
• śruti-nodanā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + nodanā (प्रातिपदिक; √nud (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः ‘श्रुतेः नोदना’ (Vedic injunction/impulsion)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha context (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A discernment scene: pilgrims offering gifts; a hypocritical ascetic with greedy eyes is subtly turned away, while a humble devotee is honored. A Vedic scroll motif indicates ‘Śruti-nodanā’ (scriptural admonition).

Characters & Entities

• Śruti (Veda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Religious life corrupted by pretence and greed is condemned; discernment and integrity are required in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; it is a moral-ritual guideline within the Revā Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do not ‘accept/receive’ (asaṃgrāhya) those characterized by hypocrisy and greed—i.e., avoid endorsing or relying on such persons in religious contexts.