Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

नेत्ररोगी महादुष्टा महात्यागा अनायुषः । कलहोत्पादने दक्षाः सर्वसंग्रह तत्पराः

Transliteration

netrarogī mahāduṣṭā mahātyāgā anāyuṣaḥ | kalahotpādane dakṣāḥ sarvasaṃgraha tatparāḥ

Translation

ନେତ୍ରରୋଗୀ, ମହାଦୁଷ୍ଟ, ଅତିତ୍ୟାଗୀ, ଅଲ୍ପାୟୁ—କଳହ ଉତ୍ପାଦନରେ ଦକ୍ଷ ଏବଂ ସର୍ବସଂଗ୍ରହରେ ତତ୍ପର।

Word by Word

• netra-rogī: suffering from eye-disease
• netra-rogī: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + rogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘रोगी’ विशेषण

• mahā-duṣṭāḥ: very wicked
• mahā-duṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• mahā-tyāgāḥ: great renouncers / given to great abandonment
• mahā-tyāgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tyāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• an-āyuṣaḥ: short-lived / without longevity
• an-āyuṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nañ (नञ्-प्रत्यय) + āyuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास (negative)

• kalaha-utpādane: in producing quarrels
• kalaha-utpādane: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaha (प्रातिपदिक) + utpādana (प्रातिपदिक; ut-pad धातु + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; हेतौ/विषये (in the matter of)

• dakṣāḥ: skilled
• dakṣāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarva-saṃgraha: accumulation of everything / total collection
• sarva-saṃgraha: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासपद (object-domain)

• tat-parāḥ: intent on that
• tat-parāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘तत्पर’ = तस्मिन् परः (devoted to that)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cautionary tableau: a group of brāhmaṇas with clouded eyes and tense faces argue in an āśrama courtyard; one clutches bundles/coins, another wears ascetic garb but looks restless; a calm elder-sage observes with sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma rejects hypocrisy and conflict: quarrel, greed, and cruelty diminish life and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya; this verse functions as ethical characterization rather than direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is ethical/diagnostic, describing traits that obstruct dharmic life.