Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

परस्त्रीलं पटोऽत्यंतं परद्रव्येषु लोलुपः । ब्राह्मणा घातितास्तेन सुरापश्च निरंतरम्

Transliteration

parastrīlaṃ paṭo'tyaṃtaṃ paradravyeṣu lolupaḥ | brāhmaṇā ghātitāstena surāpaśca niraṃtaram

Translation

Ia sangat licik mengejar istri orang lain dan tamak akan harta milik orang lain. Oleh tangannya para brāhmaṇa terbunuh, dan ia minum minuman keras tanpa henti.

Word by Word

• परस्त्रीलम्: addicted to other men's women
• परस्त्रीलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-स्त्रील (प्रातिपदिक; पर + स्त्रील)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjectival)

• पटः: a rogue/cunning man
• पटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अत्यन्तम्: excessively
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

• परद्रव्येषु: in others' wealth/property
• परद्रव्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक; पर + द्रव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन (neuter, locative plural)

• लोलुपः: greedy
• लोलुपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोलुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• घातिताः: caused to be killed
• घातिताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घातित (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) + णिच् causative + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle; masculine nominative plural)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (masculine/neuter, instrumental singular)

• सुरापः: a drunkard; one who drinks liquor
• सुरापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुराप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

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

• निरन्तरम्: continually
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Likely sages (e.g., Śaunaka-ādi) or a pilgrim-assembly within the khanda’s dialogue structure

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark courtly tableau: the king’s clandestine pursuit of others’ wives, grasping at others’ wealth, violence against brāhmaṇas, and constant drinking—shown as a moral descent under ominous shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Violations of core dharma—sexual misconduct, theft/greed, intoxication, and violence—accumulate as heavy karma leading to suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as moral groundwork within the Kedāra māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it lists prohibited, adharmic behaviors.