Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

हेमरत्नाद्यलंकारे लोष्टपाषाणदर्शनौ । बोध्यमानावपि जनैर्न रुद्राक्षान्व्यमुंचताम्

Transliteration

hemaratnādyalaṃkāre loṣṭapāṣāṇadarśanau | bodhyamānāvapi janairna rudrākṣānvyamuṃcatām

Translation

À leurs yeux, les parures d’or et de gemmes n’étaient que mottes de terre et pierres; et même lorsque les gens cherchaient à les détourner, ils ne renoncèrent pas à leurs Rudrākṣa.

Word by Word

• हेम: gold
• हेम: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (n., nom./acc., sg.; in compound member)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (n., nom./acc., sg.; in compound member)

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘etc.’ (indecl.)

• अलंकारे: in (such) ornaments
• अलंकारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (m., loc., sg.); समासः—हेम-रत्न-आदि-अलंकारे (in ornaments of gold, gems, etc.)

• लोष्ट: clod (of earth)
• लोष्ट: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (m., nom./acc., sg.; in compound member)

• पाषाण: stone
• पाषाण: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (m., nom./acc., sg.; in compound member)

• दर्शनौ: the two who regarded (them) as clod and stone
• दर्शनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (m., nom., du.); समासः—लोष्ट-पाषाण-दर्शनौ (seeing [them] as clod and stone; i.e., regarding as worthless)

• बोध्यमानौ: being instructed/advised
• बोध्यमानौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (m., nom., du.)

• अपि: even/although
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे/अपि=even (particle)

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (m., instr., pl.)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• रुद्राक्षान्: rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (m., acc., pl.)

• वि: apart/away (intensifier)
• वि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb)

• अमुंचताम्: they two let go/removed
• अमुंचताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन (Imperfect, 3rd person dual, Parasmaipada); ‘they two did not release’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; prior speaker not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contrast tableau: heaps of gold and gems on one side, clods and stones on the other, both regarded with the same calm gaze; surrounding townspeople gesture in persuasion, while the devotees hold their Rudrākṣa firmly.

Characters & Entities

• Rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion and detachment remain firm even under social persuasion and worldly temptation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it emphasizes inner renunciation expressed through Rudrākṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintaining the Rudrākṣa observance without abandoning it, even when criticized or advised otherwise.