Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

यत्किंचित्कुरुते पापं लब्धुं स्थलमथापि वा । शुष्कार्द्रं वसते चान्ने तस्मादन्नं परि त्यजेत्

Transliteration

yatkiṃcitkurute pāpaṃ labdhuṃ sthalamathāpi vā | śuṣkārdraṃ vasate cānne tasmādannaṃ pari tyajet

Translation

Bila seseorang melakukan dosa apa pun—bahkan demi memperoleh kedudukan atau tempat—namun tetap hidup dari makanan, kering ataupun berkuah, maka makanan darinya hendaklah ditinggalkan sepenuhnya.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘kiṃcit’ इत्यनेन सह

• kiṃcit: anything, some
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• kurute: does, commits
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• pāpam: sin, wrongdoing
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labdhum: to obtain
• labdhum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), परस्मैपद-धातु; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• sthalam: place, footing
• sthalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• atha: then, moreover
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/प्रसङ्गार्थक (then/and also)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक (also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• śuṣka-ārdram: dry and wet (food)
• śuṣka-ārdram: Viśeṣya (Object-qualifier/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṣka (प्रातिपदिक) + ārdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (द्वन्द्वः) ‘शुष्क-आर्द्र’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘anne’ इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• vasate: dwells, resides
• vasate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• anne: in food
• anne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pari: completely, around (intensifier)
• pari: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb) ‘tyajet’ इत्यनेन सह

• tyajet: should abandon
• tyajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual dharma-instruction; explicit speaker not stated in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker refuses a lavish meal offered by a corrupt official; the food is shown as ‘dry and moist’ varieties; the seeker chooses simple, pure fare, highlighting ethical renunciation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material gain pursued through sin corrupts one’s sustenance; dharma advises refusing such tainted support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is named; the verse teaches a general dharmic principle within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A rule of conduct is given: do not accept or partake of food from one who commits sin for status or advantage.