Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स्खलनान्न तथा हानिरकामात्तपसो मुनेः । यथा क्षणांधीकरणाद्धानिः कोपरयादरेः

Transliteration

skhalanānna tathā hānirakāmāttapaso muneḥ | yathā kṣaṇāṃdhīkaraṇāddhāniḥ koparayādareḥ

Translation

അകസ്മാത് സംഭവിക്കുന്ന സ്ഖലനത്താൽ മുനിയുടെ നിഷ്കാമതപസ്സിന് അത്ര ഹാനിയില്ല; ക്ഷണമാത്രം പോലും ബുദ്ധിയെ അന്ധമാക്കുന്ന ‘കോപം’ എന്ന ശത്രുവാൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന നഷ്ടമാണ് വലിയത്.

Word by Word

• स्खलनात्: from a slip/fall (lapse)
• स्खलनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्खलन (प्रातिपदिक; √स्खल् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• तथा: so; in that way
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• हानिः: loss; diminution
• हानिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अकामात्: from lack of desire; unwillingly
• अकामात्: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाम (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अ + काम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative: just as)

• क्षण-अन्धीकरणात्: from momentary blinding
• क्षण-अन्धीकरणात्: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्धीकरण (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ

• हानिः: loss
• हानिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कोप-रयात्: from the rush of anger
• कोप-रयात्: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ; (कोपस्य रयः = anger’s rush)

• अरेः: of an enemy
• अरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Muni (sage) speaking (moral instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tapasvī in Kāśī sits steady despite a minor stumble, while a shadowy figure labeled ‘Krodha’ tries to blindfold his eyes for a moment; behind, a calm Śiva-liṅga radiates steadiness.

Characters & Entities

• Kopa (anger, personified as enemy)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger is the true enemy: it blinds discernment and can ruin accumulated spiritual merit more than unintended mistakes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it is a universal dharma teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual; the prescription is inner discipline—avoid krodha to safeguard tapas.