Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

हरणं परवित्तानां परदाराभिमर्शनम् । साहसानां च सर्वेषामकार्याणआं क्रियास्तथा

Transliteration

haraṇaṃ paravittānāṃ paradārābhimarśanam | sāhasānāṃ ca sarveṣāmakāryāṇaāṃ kriyāstathā

Translation

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ ധനം കവർന്നെടുക്കൽ, പരസ്ത്രീയെ അപമാനിച്ച് ദൂഷിക്കൽ, കൂടാതെ എല്ലാ തരത്തിലുള്ള ഹിംസാപരമായ ദുസ്സാഹസ കുകൃത്യങ്ങൾ—ഇത്തരം നിഷിദ്ധ പ്രവർത്തികളും (അതേ ദോഷത്തിൽ നിന്ന്) ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• हरणम्: taking away; stealing
• हरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• परवित्तानाम्: of others' wealth
• परवित्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-vitta (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: para + vitta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य वित्तम्)

• परदाराभिमर्शनम्: touching/violating others' wives
• परदाराभिमर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-dāra-abhimarśana (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: para + dāra + abhimarśana)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य दारान् अभिमर्शनम्)

• साहसानाम्: of violent acts; of rash deeds
• साहसानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण

• अकार्याणाम्: of improper acts; of forbidden deeds
• अकार्याणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन

• क्रियाः: actions; performances
• क्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise; so too
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Seekers/householders (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: a shadowy figure reaching for another’s coins, another scene of illicit approach to a married woman, and a third of reckless violence—overseen by Dharma as a stern guardian; a bright path of restraint contrasts the dark acts.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma manifests as theft, sexual transgression, and violence—behaviors to be renounced for purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is ethical admonition rather than site-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it is a prohibition of sinful actions.