Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

प्रमादात्तस्य लोभेन पतन्ति नरके ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

pramādāttasya lobhena patanti narake dhruvam

Translation

પ્રમાદ અને લોભથી મનુષ્ય નિશ્ચિતપણે નરકમાં પડે છે. તેથી સાવધાન રહી લોભનો ત્યાગ કરવો જોઈએ.

Word by Word

• प्रमादात्: from negligence, due to heedlessness
• प्रमादात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive pronoun

• लोभेन: by greed
• लोभेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental

• पतन्ति: they fall
• पतन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cautionary tableau: a pilgrim tempted by wealth becomes heedless; the rishi warns of a fall into naraka—contrasted with a vigilant pilgrim walking steadily.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage merit is undermined by moral negligence; greed and carelessness lead to spiritual ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this line; it serves as a general dharmic caution within the Brahmāvarta discussion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A negative injunction: avoid pramāda (carelessness) and lobha (greed), which destroy spiritual progress.