Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं गुरुस्त्रीगमनं तथा । स्तेयं संसर्गदोषो वा मया नाचरितः क्वचित्

Transliteration

brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ gurustrīgamanaṃ tathā | steyaṃ saṃsargadoṣo vā mayā nācaritaḥ kvacit

Translation

“Membunuh brāhmaṇa, meminum arak, mendekati isteri guru, mencuri, atau dosa pergaulan yang menajiskan—tidak satu pun pernah aku lakukan.”

Word by Word

• brahma-hatyā: brahmin-slaying
• brahma-hatyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + hatyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ hatyā)

• surā-pānam: drinking liquor
• surā-pānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (surāyāḥ pānam)

• guru-strī-gamanam: going to the teacher’s wife (illicit intercourse)
• guru-strī-gamanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक) + gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (guroḥ striyāḥ gamanam)

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• steyam: theft
• steyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: steya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃsarga-doṣaḥ: fault of association/contamination
• saṃsarga-doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsarga (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (saṃsargasya doṣaḥ)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

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

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

• ācaritaḥ: practised/committed
• ācaritaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-car (धातु) → ācarita (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• kvacit: ever, at any time
• kvacit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (at any time/anywhere)

Speaker

Kāśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāśyapa enumerates grave sins with earnest gestures—counting on fingers—while Śākalya remains composed, indicating a forthcoming deeper diagnosis beyond the obvious.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Avoiding the well-known great sins is essential, yet dharma also scrutinizes subtler lapses such as harmful association and negligence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this line; it functions as a dharma-clarification within Setu-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical self-declaration referencing classical mahāpātakas.