Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

परवादरतानां च पापं यच्च दुरात्मनाम् । तेन पापेन लिप्यामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः

Transliteration

paravādaratānāṃ ca pāpaṃ yacca durātmanām | tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ

Translation

ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਮੁੜ ਇੱਥੇ ਨਾ ਆਵਾਂ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਦੁਰਾਤਮਾ ਪਰ-ਨਿੰਦਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਮਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਪਾਪ ਹੈ, ਉਸੇ ਪਾਪ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਂ ਲਿਪਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਵਾਂ।

Word by Word

• परवादरतानाम्: of those engaged in slandering/arguing against others
• परवादरतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-वाद-रत (प्रातिपदिक; पर=other + वाद=speech/argument + रत=engaged)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—परवादे रताः (तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुरात्मनाम्: of evil-minded persons
• दुरात्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पापेन: by (that) sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लिप्यामि: I become tainted / I am smeared
• लिप्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• आगमे: I came / I return
• आगमे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सन्धि-विच्छेदः: न + आगमे

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिबोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual vow/utterance within Arbuda Khaṇḍa narration; likely a pilgrim or narrator-voice within the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kshetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the tīrtha raises a hand in a vow of restraint. Around him, a group whispers and points (slander), depicted as dark, curling speech-lines; the pilgrim turns away toward the shrine, choosing silence and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda (Mount Abu region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of speech is essential; backbiting and fault-finding are condemned, and devotion is reinforced through a solemn vow tied to the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra is implicitly glorified as the sacred destination one vows to revisit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes ethical restraint (vāṅ-niyama) alongside pilgrimage commitment.