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

ସେ ଶିକାରୀ ଥିଲା—ମହାପାପୀ, ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଏବଂ ଦୁଷ୍ଟଜନଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗ ପ୍ରିୟ। ତାହାର ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟା ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହିପରି—ପୁଷ୍କସର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ, ମହାଭୟଙ୍କର।

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.