Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

न वृत्तिलोपकश्चासीत्कूट साक्षी न चैव हि । न शठो न कृतघ्नश्च मलिनो नैव दृश्यते

Transliteration

na vṛttilopakaścāsītkūṭa sākṣī na caiva hi | na śaṭho na kṛtaghnaśca malino naiva dṛśyate

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟର ଜୀବିକା ଛିନିନେବା ଲୋକ କେହି ନଥିଲେ; କୂଟସାକ୍ଷୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ନଥିଲେ। ଶଠ ନଥିଲେ, କୃତଘ୍ନ ନଥିଲେ, ମଲିନଚିତ୍ତ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖାଯାଉନଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vṛtti-lopakaḥ: one who destroys livelihood
• vṛtti-lopakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक) + lopaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (वृत्तिं लोपयति = one who deprives of livelihood)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kūṭa-sākṣī: false witness
• kūṭa-sākṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + sākṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (कूटः साक्षी = false witness)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• śaṭhaḥ: deceitful
• śaṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kṛta-ghnaḥ: ungrateful
• kṛta-ghnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतं/उपकारं हन्ति = ungrateful)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• malinaḥ: impure
• malinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: malina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• dṛśyate: is seen
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A righteous court and marketplace: honest scales, fair wages, witnesses speaking truth, grateful disciples honoring benefactors; imagery of clean water and white garments symbolizing śauca.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma manifests as social justice: truthful testimony, honest livelihood, gratitude, and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse continues the praise of dharmic order within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes moral prohibitions and virtues.