Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

राजसास्तामसाश्चैव पापोपहतचेतसः । परदारपरद्रव्यपरहिंसारता नराः

Transliteration

rājasāstāmasāścaiva pāpopahatacetasaḥ | paradāraparadravyaparahiṃsāratā narāḥ

Translation

ಅವರು ರಜಸ್ಸು-ತಮಸ್ಸುಗಳಿಂದ ಚಲಿತರು, ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಆಘಾತಗೊಂಡ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನವರು—ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀ, ಪರಧನ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಹಿಂಸೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತರಾದ ನರರು.

Word by Word

• राजसाः: rajasic
• राजसाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; गुणविशेषणम् (masculine nominative plural; adjective)

• तामसाः: tamasic
• तामसाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; गुणविशेषणम् (masculine nominative plural; adjective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle of emphasis)

• पापोपहतचेतसः: whose minds are struck by sin
• पापोपहतचेतसः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + उपहत + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (पापेन उपहतं चेतः येषाम्) (masculine nominative plural; tatpurusha)

• परदारपरद्रव्यपरहिंसारताः: addicted to others' wives, others' wealth, and harming others
• परदारपरद्रव्यपरहिंसारताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परदार + परद्रव्य + परहिंसा + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (परदारे, परद्रव्ये, परहिंसायां रताः) (masculine nominative plural; tatpurusha)

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga (implicit)
• Prabhāsa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage cannot sanctify a life anchored in lust, greed, and violence; inner transformation is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa remains the contextual focus, while this verse diagnoses the unworthiness of certain visitors.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; ethical restraints (non-violence, non-stealing, fidelity) are implied as prerequisites.