Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

लुब्धको हि महापापो दुष्टो दुष्टजनप्रियः । भार्या तथाविधआ तस्य पुष्कसस्य महाभया

Transliteration

lubdhako hi mahāpāpo duṣṭo duṣṭajanapriyaḥ | bhāryā tathāvidhaā tasya puṣkasasya mahābhayā

Translation

Kerana dia seorang pemburu—sangat berdosa, rosak akhlak, dan gemar akan pergaulan orang jahat. Isterinya juga sejenis dengannya—wanita Puṣkasa (Puṣkasena), suatu punca ketakutan yang besar.

Word by Word

• लुब्धकः: hunter
• लुब्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुब्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (reason/assurance)

• महापापः: greatly sinful
• महापापः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (of lubdhakaḥ)

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण

• दुष्टजनप्रियः: fond of wicked people
• दुष्टजनप्रियः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट-जन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तथाविधा: of such a kind
• तथाविधा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा-विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (of bhāryā)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of him)

• पुष्कसस्य: of the Puṣkasa (outcaste)
• पुष्कसस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• महाभया: very fearful/terrible
• महाभया: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (of bhāryā)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rough hunter and his equally harsh wife in a forest hut; ominous body language, weapons and nets visible; nearby, shadowy figures of ‘duṣṭajana’ companions suggest corrupt social circle.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkasa/Puṣkasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Character and destiny are shaped by saṅga (association); delight in the wicked multiplies fear and sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sanctity is the backdrop; the narrative will show how the holy sphere overrides even entrenched adharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly.