Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुरा चित्रांगदो नाम राजा परमलोभवान् । न तेन सुकृतं किंचित्कृतं पार्थिवसत्तम

Transliteration

purā citrāṃgado nāma rājā paramalobhavān | na tena sukṛtaṃ kiṃcitkṛtaṃ pārthivasattama

Translation

Dahulu ada seorang raja bernama Citrāṅgada, sangat dikuasai loba. Wahai raja termulia, ia sama sekali tidak melakukan satu pun perbuatan kebajikan (puṇya).

Word by Word

• purā: formerly; once
• purā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• citrāṃgadaḥ: Citrāṅgada
• citrāṃgadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citra-aṃgada (प्रातिपदिक; चित्र + अङ्गद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Appositive marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (naming particle: 'named')

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; citrāṃgadaḥ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• paramalobhavān: extremely greedy
• paramalobhavān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama-lobhavat (प्रातिपदिक; परम + लोभवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; रājā इत्यस्य विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-तृतीया (by him)

• sukṛtam: merit; good deed
• sukṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; सु + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कृतम् इत्यस्य कर्मरूपेण (good deed)

• kiṃcit: anything; even a little
• kiṃcit: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्, अल्पपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite: 'anything/any')

• kṛtam: done; performed
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; 'done'—सुकृतम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय

• pārthivasattama: O best of kings
• pārthivasattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva-sattama (प्रातिपदिक; पार्थिव + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपद

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing narration)

Characters & Entities

• Citrāṅgada
• Rājā
• Lobha (greed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Greed and neglect of sukṛta (merit) are presented as spiritual failures that set the stage for suffering and the need for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Yama Tīrtha Māhātmya (Adhyāya 18), preparing the listener for the tīrtha’s redemptive power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a moral-historical episode to explain later tīrtha benefits.