Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

रूपसंपदुदारोपि परदारपराङ्मुखः । ससंपूर्णकलोप्यासीन्निष्कलंकोदयः सदा

Transliteration

rūpasaṃpadudāropi paradāraparāṅmukhaḥ | sasaṃpūrṇakalopyāsīnniṣkalaṃkodayaḥ sadā

Translation

Bien que pourvu d’une belle apparence et d’une noble prospérité, il détournait toujours le visage de l’épouse d’autrui. Bien qu’accompli en tous les arts, il demeurait à jamais sans tache dans sa conduite.

Word by Word

• रूपसंपत्: beauty/wealth of form
• रूपसंपत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रूपस्य संपत्)

• उदारः: noble, generous
• उदारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘even/also’

• परदार: another’s wife (lit. others’ wives)
• परदार: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परस्य दाराः)

• पराङ्मुखः: turned away (from)
• पराङ्मुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः (पराङ् + मुखः = ‘turned away’)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संपूर्णकलः: possessing complete arts/skills
• संपूर्णकलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः (संपूर्णा कलाः यस्य/संपूर्णकलः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निष्कलंक: spotless, unstained
• निष्कलंक: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग) + कलङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; नञ्/निषेध-तत्पुरुषः (कलङ्कः नास्ति)

• उदयः: rise, emergence
• उदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka (typical) or a questioning muni (as addressed: ‘muने’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous, handsome man depicted with composed gaze, turning away from a tempting encounter; a subtle halo of purity contrasts with worldly ornaments and artistic tools symbolizing ‘all arts’.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is proven by purity of conduct—especially restraint from ‘paradāra’—which keeps one’s reputation stainless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa (Varanasi/Kāśī), where dharma is taught as part of Kāśī’s sacred ethos, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it teaches ethical discipline (ācāra/śīla) as dharma.