Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

परस्त्रीलं पटोऽत्यंतं परद्रव्येषु लोलुपः । ब्राह्मणा घातितास्तेन सुरापश्च निरंतरम्

Transliteration

parastrīlaṃ paṭo'tyaṃtaṃ paradravyeṣu lolupaḥ | brāhmaṇā ghātitāstena surāpaśca niraṃtaram

Translation

Он был чрезвычайно хитёр в посягательстве на чужих жён и алчен до чужого богатства. Брахманы были им убиваемы, и хмельное он пил без передышки.

Word by Word

• परस्त्रीलम्: addicted to other men's women
• परस्त्रीलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-स्त्रील (प्रातिपदिक; पर + स्त्रील)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjectival)

• पटः: a rogue/cunning man
• पटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अत्यन्तम्: excessively
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

• परद्रव्येषु: in others' wealth/property
• परद्रव्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक; पर + द्रव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन (neuter, locative plural)

• लोलुपः: greedy
• लोलुपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोलुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• घातिताः: caused to be killed
• घातिताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घातित (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) + णिच् causative + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle; masculine nominative plural)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (masculine/neuter, instrumental singular)

• सुरापः: a drunkard; one who drinks liquor
• सुरापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुराप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (indeclinable conjunction)

• निरन्तरम्: continually
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Likely sages (e.g., Śaunaka-ādi) or a pilgrim-assembly within the khanda’s dialogue structure

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark courtly tableau: the king’s clandestine pursuit of others’ wives, grasping at others’ wealth, violence against brāhmaṇas, and constant drinking—shown as a moral descent under ominous shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Violations of core dharma—sexual misconduct, theft/greed, intoxication, and violence—accumulate as heavy karma leading to suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as moral groundwork within the Kedāra māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it lists prohibited, adharmic behaviors.