Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अंगिरा उवाच । गत्वा पृच्छस्व तान्सर्वान्पुष्टान्पापार्जितैर्धनैः । अहं करोमि पापानि सर्वे यूयं तु भक्षकाः

Transliteration

aṃgirā uvāca | gatvā pṛcchasva tānsarvānpuṣṭānpāpārjitairdhanaiḥ | ahaṃ karomi pāpāni sarve yūyaṃ tu bhakṣakāḥ

Translation

Aṅgirā dit : «Va interroger tous ceux que nourrit une richesse acquise par le péché : “C’est moi qui commets les fautes, et pourtant vous tous en consommez (le gain)”.»

Word by Word

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras (the sage)
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पृच्छस्व: ask (you)
• पृच्छस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (तान्)

• पुष्टान्: nourished, well-fed
• पुष्टान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• पापार्जितैः: by sin-earned
• पापार्जितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + अर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (पापेन अर्जितैः = earned by sin)

• धनैः: with wealth
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करोमि: do, commit
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (यूयम्)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but, however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• भक्षकाः: eaters, enjoyers
• भक्षकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Aṅgirā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgirā points outward as if sending the robber to question his family; the robber appears shaken, weapon fully lowered; sages remain still, underscoring the weight of karmic truth.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgirā
• taskara (robber)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It probes shared responsibility: those who live on sinful earnings may be implicated, but must consciously accept the burden.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is framed within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a setting for purification and moral awakening.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it prescribes a practical ethical inquiry—questioning dependents about acceptance of sin.