Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

गृहसंवेशको दूतः कृष्यारोपक एव च । आखेटी श्येनजीवी च कन्यादूषक एव च

Transliteration

gṛhasaṃveśako dūtaḥ kṛṣyāropaka eva ca | ākheṭī śyenajīvī ca kanyādūṣaka eva ca

Translation

ఇళ్లలో రహస్యంగా ప్రవేశం కల్పించే మధ్యవర్తి, ఆ వ్యవహారాల దూత, కూలికి నాట్లు వేసి జీవించే వాడు, వేటగాడు, గద్దలతో జీవిక నడిపేవాడు, కన్యాదూషకుడు—ఇవారినీ దూరంగా ఉంచవలెను।

Word by Word

• gṛhasaṃveśakaḥ: house-intruder / one who infiltrates houses
• gṛhasaṃveśakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃveśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गृहस्य संवेशकः’ (one who enters/introduces into houses; house-intruder)

• dūtaḥ: messenger, agent
• dūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛṣyāropakaḥ: one who levies on agriculture (tax-collector)
• kṛṣyāropakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + āropaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कृषेः आरोपकः’ (one who imposes/levies on agriculture; taxer)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• ākheṭī: hunter
• ākheṭī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākheṭin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आखेटिन्’ (hunter) का प्रथमा एकवचन रूप

• śyenajīvī: one who lives by hawks (falconer)
• śyenajīvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śyena (प्रातिपदिक) + jīvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्येनैः जीवति’/‘श्येनस्य जीविका यस्य’ (one who lives by hawks; falconer)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• kanyādūṣakaḥ: defiler of a maiden
• kanyādūṣakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dūṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्म-तत्पुरुष: ‘कन्यां दूषयति’ (one who violates/corrupts a maiden)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa, holding a water-pot and gift, turns away from shadowy figures symbolizing deceitful brokers, hunters, and violators; in the background the sea and a distant temple spire suggest Somnath/Prabhāsa’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Religious giving must not legitimize exploitation or predation; dharma requires discernment in choosing recipients.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a pilgrimage setting where dharmic discipline is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied dāna injunction: do not give to such offenders and immoral agents.