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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। लोमश उवाच । तस्करोऽपि पुरा ब्रह्मन्सर्वधर्मबाहिष्कृतः । ब्रह्मघ्नोऽसौ सुरापश्च सुवर्णस्य च तस्करः

Transliteration

| lomaśa uvāca | taskaro'pi purā brahmansarvadharmabāhiṣkṛtaḥ | brahmaghno'sau surāpaśca suvarṇasya ca taskaraḥ

Translation

Lomaśa dit : «Ô brāhmaṇa, jadis il y eut un voleur, rejeté de tout dharma. Il était meurtrier d’un brāhmaṇa, ivrogne, et voleur d’or aussi.»

Word by Word
lomaśaḥLomaśa
lomaśaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootlomaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Lomaśa)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd singular (said)
taskaraḥa thief
taskaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottaskara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (thief)
apialso, even
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (अपि = also/even) — Particle
purāformerly
purā:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (कालवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb (formerly)
brahmanO Brahmin
brahman:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th) विभक्ति, एकवचन — Vocative singular (O Brahmin)
sarva-dharma-bāhiṣkṛtaḥcast out from all duties/religion
sarva-dharma-bāhiṣkṛtaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhiṣkṛta (कृदन्त, bahis-kṛ)
Formबहिः+कृ-धातोः क्त; समासः (सर्वेभ्यः धर्मेभ्यः बाहिष्कृतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (excluded from all dharmas)
brahma-ghnaḥBrahmin-slayer
brahma-ghnaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः घ्नः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (slayer of a Brahmin)
asauhe
asau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (that man/he)
surā-paḥliquor-drinker
surā-paḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsurā (प्रातिपदिक) + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषः (सुरां पिबति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (drinker of liquor)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — Conjunction (and)
suvarṇasyaof gold
suvarṇasya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsuvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Singular (of gold)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — Conjunction (and)
taskaraḥthief
taskaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottaskara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (thief)
Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (unnamed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaśa narrates to a brāhmaṇa: a shadowy figure of a thief appears in the mind’s eye—marked by moral ruin—while the sage’s calm presence frames the tale as a path to redemption.

Characters & Entities
L
Lomaśa
B
Brāhmaṇa (listener)
Ś
Śiva (context of Kedārakhaṇḍa)
K
Kedāra (context)

FAQs

Even one burdened with grave sins can become the subject of a dharma-teaching, implying the possibility of transformation through sacred contact and devotion.

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context indicates Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s sanctity becomes the backdrop for redemption narratives.

None in this verse; it introduces the sinner’s profile to set up later acts (often temple-contact, service, or worship) that lead to purification.

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