Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

अनुतापाश्च साधूनां चौरा विश्वासघातिनः । एतैरन्यैश्च बहुभिरन्यायोपार्जितैर्धनैः

Transliteration

anutāpāśca sādhūnāṃ caurā viśvāsaghātinaḥ | etairanyaiśca bahubhiranyāyopārjitairdhanaiḥ

Translation

“Mereka yang tidak menaruh sesal terhadap para sadhu, para pencuri, dan para pengkhianat amanah—oleh mereka ini dan ramai lagi yang lain, dengan harta yang dihimpun secara zalim—”

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.