Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

परदारपरक्षेत्रपरद्रव्यैकलोलुपे । हिंसासूयाशुचिव्याप्ते विष्ठामूत्रैकभाजने

Transliteration

paradāraparakṣetraparadravyaikalolupe | hiṃsāsūyāśucivyāpte viṣṭhāmūtraikabhājane

Translation

—avide seulement des épouses d’autrui, des terres d’autrui et des biens d’autrui ; pénétré de violence, de jalousie et d’impureté ; simple réceptacle d’excréments et d’urine—

Word by Word

• paradāraparakṣetraparadravyaikalolupe: greedy for others’ wife, land, and wealth
• paradāraparakṣetraparadravyaikalolupe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para + dāra + para + kṣetra + para + dravya + eka + lolupa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: परेषां दारेषु/क्षेत्रेषु/द्रव्येषु एकलोलुपः = 'greedy only for others’ wife, field, and wealth'

• hiṃsāsūyāśucivyāpte: pervaded by violence, envy, impurity
• hiṃsāsūyāśucivyāpte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiṃsā + sūyā + aśuci + vyāpta (व्याप्, धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: हिंसा-सूया-अशुचिभिः व्याप्तः = 'pervaded by violence, envy, impurity'

• viṣṭhāmūtraikabhājane: in a receptacle of feces and urine
• viṣṭhāmūtraikabhājane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṭhā + mūtra + eka + bhājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: विष्ठा-मूत्रयोः एकं भाजनम् = 'a single receptacle of feces and urine'

Speaker

Munayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha (Setukṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral allegory: a pilgrim stands at the tīrtha edge holding a water-pot, while shadow-figures of lobha and हिंसा tug at him toward forbidden objects (others’ wealth/land/spouse); the body is depicted as a crude vessel, contrasted with a clear stream of purification.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Craving for forbidden objects and harming others degrades the soul; restraint and purity are essential for dharma and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvaram pilgrimage milieu underlies the instruction: outer tīrtha-bathing must be matched by inner ethical purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse gives moral prohibitions—avoid paradāra, paradravya, and hiṃsā.