Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तस्मात्स्नेहं न लिप्सेन मित्रेभ्यो धनसंचयात् । स्वशरीरसमुत्थं च ज्ञानेन विनिर्वतयेत्

Transliteration

tasmātsnehaṃ na lipsena mitrebhyo dhanasaṃcayāt | svaśarīrasamutthaṃ ca jñānena vinirvatayet

Translation

Maka janganlah mendambakan keterikatan—sama ada yang timbul daripada sahabat atau daripada penimbunan harta. Dan apa jua yang timbul daripada tubuh sendiri, hendaklah disingkirkan dengan pengetahuan (jñāna).

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति निपातवत्—हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे (therefore)

• स्नेहम्: attachment
• स्नेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of ‘लिप्सेत्/लिप्सेन’ sense

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• लिप्सेत्: should desire/seek
• लिप्सेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लिप्स्/√लभ् (धातु; desiderative stem लिप्स-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; desiderative ‘should desire/seek’

• मित्रेभ्यः: from friends
• मित्रेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; here Ablative ‘from friends’

• धनसंचयात्: from accumulation of wealth
• धनसंचयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धनस्य संचयः)

• स्वशरीरसमुत्थम्: arising from one’s own body
• स्वशरीरसमुत्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + समुत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वशरीरात् समुत्थम्) qualifying an implied ‘स्नेहम्/दोषम्’

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

• ज्ञानेन: by knowledge
• ज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental ‘by knowledge’

• विनिर्वतयेत्: should eliminate/bring to an end
• विनिर्वतयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत्/√वर्त् (धातु) + वि + निर् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative/denominative sense ‘should remove/bring to cessation’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker cutting two cords labeled ‘mitra-sneha’ and ‘dhana-saṃcaya’; a third shadow labeled ‘deha-ja bandha’ dissolves under a lamp labeled ‘jñāna’.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not cultivate clinging through relationships or wealth; let knowledge dissolve the bondage that arises through embodied life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general mokṣa-oriented instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes inner discipline—non-craving and jñāna.