Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अन्यान्यपि हि पापानि न कृतानि मया मुने । तथापि निंदंति जना वृथा मां बांधवादयः

Transliteration

anyānyapi hi pāpāni na kṛtāni mayā mune | tathāpi niṃdaṃti janā vṛthā māṃ bāṃdhavādayaḥ

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ, മറ്റു പാപങ്ങളും ഞാൻ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല; എന്നിട്ടും ബന്ധുക്കളും മറ്റുള്ളവരും കാരണം കൂടാതെ എന്നെ വ്യർത്ഥമായി നിന്ദിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• kṛtāni: done, committed
• kṛtāni: Kriyā (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tathā: even so
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (thus/so)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (even/also)

• nindanti: censure
• nindanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nind (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vṛthā: in vain
• vṛthā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vṛthā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (in vain/without cause)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• bāndhava-ādayaḥ: relatives and others
• bāndhava-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (bāndhavāḥ ādayaḥ = relatives and others)

Speaker

Kāśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāśyapa’s voice intensifies: he gestures toward an imagined circle of relatives and townsfolk who accuse him; Śākalya’s hand lifts slightly in reassurance, signaling imminent instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Śākalya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when one feels innocent, dharma asks for deeper introspection and guidance, because blame can arise from negligence or indirect harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly referenced; the Setu-khaṇḍa setting remains the broader pilgrimage frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on moral diagnosis rather than ritual action.