Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

परदारपरद्रव्यपरक्षेत्रैकलो लुपम् । असूयाविष्टमनसं मां रक्ष कृपया हरे

Transliteration

paradāraparadravyaparakṣetraikalo lupam | asūyāviṣṭamanasaṃ māṃ rakṣa kṛpayā hare

Translation

Protège-moi, ô Hari, par Ta miséricorde : moi qui convoite les épouses d’autrui, les biens d’autrui et les terres d’autrui ; moi dont l’esprit est envahi par la jalousie.

Word by Word

• परदारपरद्रव्यपरक्षेत्रैकलोलुपम्: greedy solely for others' wife, wealth, and land
• परदारपरद्रव्यपरक्षेत्रैकलोलुपम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-दार + पर-द्रव्य + पर-क्षेत्र + एक + लोलुप (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला): परदारस्य/परद्रव्यस्य/परक्षेत्रस्य एकलोलुपः (अत्यासक्तः) इति; विशेषणम् (माम्)

• असूयाविष्टमनसम्: whose mind is possessed by envy
• असूयाविष्टमनसम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असूया + आविष्ट + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; असूया-आविष्ट-मनस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (असूयया आविष्टं मनः यस्य/यत्); विशेषणम् (माम्)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधने (by means of compassion)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Mudgala (addressing Hari/Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee confesses three outward transgressions (coveting spouse, wealth, land) shown as three shadowy temptations; a fourth, jealousy, coils around the heart like a serpent; Hari’s compassionate light loosens the coils.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with restraining harmful desire—repentance and divine grace purify even deep moral faults.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram region) as the setting for transformative devotion in the Setu Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A plea for kṛpā (mercy) and rakṣaṇa (protection); no explicit external ritual is stated in this verse.