Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

लोकद्विष्टा गुरुद्विष्टास्तीर्थायतनकण्टकाः । सर्वपापरताश्चैव ये चान्ये तु विकुत्सिताः

Transliteration

lokadviṣṭā gurudviṣṭāstīrthāyatanakaṇṭakāḥ | sarvapāparatāścaiva ye cānye tu vikutsitāḥ

Translation

Os que odeiam o mundo (a sociedade), que odeiam seus gurus, que são espinhos para os tīrthas e santuários, que se entregam a todo tipo de pecado, e outros igualmente desprezíveis—

Word by Word

• लोकद्विष्टाः: hated by people / haters of the world
• लोकद्विष्टाः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + द्विष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकं द्विष्टाः/लोके द्वेषिणः)

• गुरुद्विष्टाः: haters of gurus/elders
• गुरुद्विष्टाः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु + द्विष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुरून् द्विष्टाः/गुरुषु द्वेषिणः)

• तीर्थायतनकण्टकाः: thorns/obstacles to sacred places
• तीर्थायतनकण्टकाः: Visheshya (Predicate noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + आयतन + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थस्य आयतनस्य कण्टकाः = तीर्थायतने बाधकाः)

• सर्वपापरताः: engaged in all sins
• सर्वपापरताः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषु पापेषु रताः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: also/but
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• विकुत्सिताः: despised, vile
• विकुत्सिताः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+कुत्स् (धातु) → विकुत्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral panorama: pilgrims and sages near shrines contrasted with disruptive figures depicted as ‘thorns’—harassing, defiling, or obstructing sacred spaces—under an unseen protective force.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Tīrtha
• Āyatana (holy shrine)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect to guru and harm to tīrthas/holy places are portrayed as severe adharma, inviting restraint and consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the underlying context; the verse lists those whose conduct makes them unfit for sacred precincts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral warning tied to tīrtha-safeguarding.