Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

परित्यजन्ति ये पापाः संततं तु वसन्ति ते । विश्वासप्रतिपन्नानां स्वामिमित्रतपस्विनाम्

Transliteration

parityajanti ye pāpāḥ saṃtataṃ tu vasanti te | viśvāsapratipannānāṃ svāmimitratapasvinām

Translation

ผู้ใดเป็นคนบาปละทิ้งและทรยศต่อเขาอยู่เนืองนิตย์ ผู้นั้นย่อมพำนักในสภาพแห่งทัณฑ์นั้นตลอดกาล—ต่อผู้ที่เคยวางใจในตน คือ นาย มิตร และตบะผู้บำเพ็ญพรต

Word by Word

• परित्यजन्ति: they abandon, they forsake
• परित्यजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• पापाः: sinners, evil-doers
• पापाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• संततम्: constantly, continuously
• संततम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (particle/conjunction)

• वसन्ति: they dwell, they live
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ते: they, those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• विश्वासप्रतिपन्नानाम्: of those who have gained trust / are trusted
• विश्वासप्रतिपन्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वास + प्रतिपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पद्/√पन् with प्रति, past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• स्वामिमित्रतपस्विनाम्: of masters, friends, and ascetics
• स्वामिमित्रतपस्विनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि + मित्र + तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masc.), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general Revā-khaṇḍa frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: figures representing master, friend, and ascetic stand with calm dignity, while a betrayer is shown being led toward a dark punitive realm, emphasizing the rupture of trust.

Characters & Entities

• Svāmin (master)
• Mitra (friend)
• Tapasvin (ascetic)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Betraying those who trust you—especially the worthy such as masters, friends, and ascetics—creates enduring negative karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Revā-māhātmya, the verse frames moral purity as essential for receiving the river’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act; it prescribes fidelity and non-betrayal as dharmic conduct.