Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

श्मशानवत्परित्याज्यः सत्यधर्मबहिष्कृतः । सत्यवागसि भद्रं ते मा विचालय देवताः

Transliteration

śmaśānavatparityājyaḥ satyadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ | satyavāgasi bhadraṃ te mā vicālaya devatāḥ

Translation

Sesiapa yang tersingkir daripada kebenaran dan dharma patut dijauhi seperti tanah pembakaran mayat. Namun engkau berkata benar—semoga sejahtera bagimu; jangan mengusik para dewa.

Word by Word

• श्मशानवत्: like a cremation ground
• श्मशानवत्: Avyaya (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्मशान (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (adverbial: 'like a cremation-ground')

• परित्याज्यः: to be abandoned
• परित्याज्यः: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्तव्य (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘to be abandoned’

• सत्यधर्मबहिष्कृतः: cast out from truth and righteousness
• सत्यधर्मबहिष्कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-धर्म-बहिष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक); सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बहिष्कृत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘excluded from truth and dharma’

• सत्यवाक्: truth-speaking
• सत्यवाक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-वाच् (प्रातिपदिक); सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (stem: वाच्; nom. sg. वाक्)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भद्रम्: good fortune/welfare
• भद्रम्: Ashirvada (Benediction/आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक प्रयोग

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन (dative singular: 'to you/for you')

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• विचालय: shake/move
• विचालय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (admonishing; inferred from flow into vākpāśa theme)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dānavendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral contrast: the shadowy cremation-ground symbol behind an adharma-figure, while the addressed Dānava is shown with a clear, truthful face; devas in the background remain undisturbed.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās (gods)
• Satya
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth and dharma are the standard of worth; one who rejects them is to be avoided, and even the powerful must not harass the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on moral conduct (satya-dharma) within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it gives ethical guidance—maintain truthfulness and refrain from offending the devatās.