Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

शिवस्य परिपुष्टांगाः स्पर्शनीया न साधुभिः । तेन कर्मविपाकेन ततस्ते रौरवौकसः

Transliteration

śivasya paripuṣṭāṃgāḥ sparśanīyā na sādhubhiḥ | tena karmavipākena tataste rauravaukasaḥ

Translation

Mereka yang tubuhnya ‘subur’ karena memakan milik Śiva tidak patut disentuh oleh orang saleh. Oleh masaknya buah karma itu, mereka lalu menjadi penghuni Raurava (alam neraka).

Word by Word

• śivasya: of Śiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• paripuṣṭa-aṅgāḥ: well-nourished limbs
• paripuṣṭa-aṅgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paripuṣṭa (कृदन्त; puṣ (धातु)+kta) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘परिपुष्टानि अङ्गानि’

• sparśanīyāḥ: fit to be touched
• sparśanīyāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛś (धातु) + anīya (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनिय (gerundive/‘to be touched’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• sādhubhiḥ: by the good/saints
• sādhubhiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• tena: by that / because of that
• tena: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• karma-vipākena: by the ripening of karma
• karma-vipākena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + vipāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘कर्मणः विपाकः’

• tataḥ: thereupon/therefore
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (thereupon/therefore)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• raurava-aukasaḥ: dwellers of Raurava (hell)
• raurava-aukasaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raurava (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘रौरवे ओकः (निवासः) येषाम्’ (अर्थे बहुव्रीहिसदृशः, रूपे तत्पुरुष-समास)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ethical code around Śiva-dravya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni (sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic contrast: sādhus avert their gaze and withdraw their hands from a well-fed man adorned with stolen temple ornaments; in the background, a vision of Raurava—fiery pits and serpentine torments—looms as karmic destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Raurava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Profiting from sacred property is a serious adharma that leads to social/religious impurity and severe karmic retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The warning is framed within Kāśī’s sacred-law (kṣetra-dharma) discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An exclusion rule is implied: the righteous should avoid contact with those tainted by consuming Śiva’s belongings.