Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

विण्मूत्ररेतसां मध्ये संभवंति पुनःपुनः । कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो दंभः स्तंभोऽथ मत्सरः

Transliteration

viṇmūtraretasāṃ madhye saṃbhavaṃti punaḥpunaḥ | kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobho daṃbhaḥ staṃbho'tha matsaraḥ

Translation

အညစ်အကြေး၊ ဆီးနှင့် သုက်ရည်တို့အလယ်၌ ထပ်ခါထပ်ခါ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာကြသည်—ကာမ (လိုချင်တပ်မက်မှု)၊ ကရောဓ (ဒေါသ)၊ လောဘ (လောဘကြီးမှု)၊ ဒမ္ဘ (ဟန်ဆောင်မှု)၊ စတမ္ဘ (မာန်မာန) နှင့် မတ္ဆရ (မနာလိုမှု) တို့။

Word by Word

• विण्मूत्ररेतसाम्: of feces, urine, and semen
• विण्मूत्ररेतसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विट्-मूत्र-रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक); विट् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (feces+urine+semen)

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• संभवन्ति: arise/occur
• संभवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: again)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्ययम् (repetition for emphasis)

• कामः: desire
• कामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise/also)

• लोभः: greed
• लोभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• दंभः: hypocrisy/pretence
• दंभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• स्तंभः: arrogance/stubbornness
• स्तंभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• अथ: and then/also
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: then/and)

• मत्सरः: envy
• मत्सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Someśvara/linga-centered discourse in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: from a dark, impure womb-like mire arise personified vices—Kāma, Krodha, Lobha, Dambha, Stambha, Matsara—looping in repetition, while a distant Prabhāsa shrine shines as the antidote.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognize the recurring rise of inner vices tied to embodied existence and cultivate detachment and discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Someśvara (Śiva) context of the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it prepares the ground for devotion and purification through worship/pilgrimage.