Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

अनुतापाश्च साधूनां चौरा विश्वासघातिनः । एतैरन्यैश्च बहुभिरन्यायोपार्जितैर्धनैः

Transliteration

anutāpāśca sādhūnāṃ caurā viśvāsaghātinaḥ | etairanyaiśca bahubhiranyāyopārjitairdhanaiḥ

Translation

സാധുക്കളോടു അനുതാപമില്ലാത്തവർ, കള്ളന്മാർ, വിശ്വാസഘാതകർ—ഇവരാലും ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള അനേകരാലും, അന്യായമായി സമ്പാദിച്ച ധനത്താൽ—

Word by Word

• अनुतापाः: those without remorse; unrepentant ones
• अनुतापाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• साधूनाम्: of the good/saints
• साधूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• चौराः: thieves
• चौराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विश्वासघातिनः: betrayers of trust
• विश्वासघातिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वास + घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = विश्वासस्य घातिनः

• एतैः: by these; with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: by other (means/people)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अन्यायोपार्जितैः: acquired unjustly
• अन्यायोपार्जितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्याय + उपार्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = अन्यायेन उपार्जितैः

• धनैः: with wealth; by riches
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified first-person narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (contextual narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral drama: thieves and betrayers clutching coins in shadow; a sadhu stands serene; a figure without remorse turns away; spectral forces gather around unjust wealth, while a repentant pilgrim offers honest dāna at a shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unjust wealth and betrayal corrode spiritual protection; dharma demands remorse, honesty, and reverence for the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where moral instruction is embedded within the sacred-place narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it prepares the ground for describing rites and offerings connected to such forces.