Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

सर्वं चापि तथालीकं मूढैश्चापि प्रकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

sarvaṃ cāpi tathālīkaṃ mūḍhaiścāpi prakīrtitam

Translation

Et encore, "Tout cela n'est que mensonge", sera proclamé même par les égarés.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all; everything
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣya (Head qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: neuter nom/acc sg

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

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

• तथा-अलीकम्: likewise false; similarly untrue
• तथा-अलीकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + अलीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (‘तथा’ इति अव्ययपूर्वकं ‘अलीक’); English: neuter nom/acc sg

• मूढैः: by the deluded
• मूढैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; English: masculine instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

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

• प्रकीर्तितम्: proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Echoing chorus of deluded proclamations—figures repeating ‘all is false’—contrasted with a silent sanctum where the lamp flame remains steady, symbolizing truth beyond argument.

Characters & Entities

• Mūḍha (deluded people)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated dismissal of sacred truth as ‘false’ is shown as delusion; one should cultivate humility and śraddhā toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Kali-yuga critique within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somēśa) narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral-spiritual warning about speech and belief.