Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ये सेवंते महाकुष्ठं पांगुल्यं च विवर्चिकाः । पर्णादित्यं न जानंति नूनं ते मंदबुद्धयः

Transliteration

ye sevaṃte mahākuṣṭhaṃ pāṃgulyaṃ ca vivarcikāḥ | parṇādityaṃ na jānaṃti nūnaṃ te maṃdabuddhayaḥ

Translation

Те, кто «служит» великой проказе, хромоте и кожным недугам, — воистину не знают Парнадитью (Parṇāditya); поистине, они с тупым разумением.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सेवन्ते: suffer/undergo; are afflicted with
• सेवन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाकुष्ठम्: great leprosy
• महाकुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; महा + कुष्ठ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् कुष्ठम्)

• पाङ्गुल्यम्: lameness
• पाङ्गुल्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाङ्गुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विवर्चिकाः: eczema/scabies (skin disease)
• विवर्चिकाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर्चिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• पर्णादित्यम्: Parṇāditya
• पर्णादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्ण-आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; पर्ण + आदित्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देव-नाम

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• जानन्ति: know
• जानन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sentence adverb (वाक्य-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मन्दबुद्धयः: dull-witted (persons)
• मन्दबुद्धयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द-बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्द + बुद्धि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (येषां बुद्धिः मन्दा ते)

Speaker

Narrator (didactic Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parṇāditya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contrast scene: sufferers of leprosy/lameness/skin disease linger in misery, while a path leads to Parṇāditya’s shrine glowing with healing light—suggesting that not knowing the deity perpetuates suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Parṇāditya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglecting a known sacred source of upliftment and relief is portrayed as lack of discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Parṇāditya’s presence in Prabhāsakṣetra is implied as a remedy-bearing sacred focus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; it implies that knowing/approaching Parṇāditya (darśana/upāsanā) is beneficial.