Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

चंडार्ककिरणस्पृष्टखरोष्णरजसाप्लुताम् । विण्मूत्रपूयदिग्धांगीमसृग्गंधदुरासदाम्

Transliteration

caṃḍārkakiraṇaspṛṣṭakharoṣṇarajasāplutām | viṇmūtrapūyadigdhāṃgīmasṛggaṃdhadurāsadām

Translation

Brûlée par les rayons féroces du soleil et couverte d'une poussière brûlante, ses membres étaient souillés d'immondices — excréments, urine et pus — dégageant une telle odeur de sang que nul ne pouvait l'approcher.

Word by Word

• caṇḍa-arka-kiraṇa-spṛṣṭa-khara-uṣṇa-rajasā-āplutām: splashed with harsh hot dust touched by the fierce sun’s rays
• caṇḍa-arka-kiraṇa-spṛṣṭa-khara-uṣṇa-rajasā-āplutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + kiraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + spṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √spṛś (धातु)) + khara (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rajas (प्रातिपदिक) + āpluta (कृदन्त; √plu (धातु) आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘rajasā’ तृतीया-एकवचन (करण) समासान्तर्भूतम्; विशेष्यः (स्त्री)

• viṇ-mūtra-pūya-digdha-aṅgīm: whose body is smeared with feces, urine, and pus
• viṇ-mūtra-pūya-digdha-aṅgīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṇ (प्रातिपदिक) + mūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + pūya (प्रातिपदिक) + digdha (कृदन्त; √dih (धातु)) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेष्यः (स्त्री)

• asṛk-gandha-durāsadām: hard to approach due to the smell of blood
• asṛk-gandha-durāsadām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asṛk (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + durāsada (प्रातिपदिक; दु: + आसद)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेष्यः (स्त्री)

Speaker

Narrator (first-person voice in the passage; exact attribution not in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sun-scorched roadside scene: harsh rays, swirling dust; the afflicted body smeared with excreta and pus; onlookers recoil, underscoring social distance and the need for compassion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By depicting extreme impurity and misery, it awakens detachment from bodily pride and points toward purification through dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive.