Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणस्य गृहाच्छाकं हृतं चौर्यात्त्वया तत । प्राप्तोसि वानरीं योनिं सर्वपक्षिभयंकरीम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇasya gṛhācchākaṃ hṛtaṃ cauryāttvayā tata | prāptosi vānarīṃ yoniṃ sarvapakṣibhayaṃkarīm

Translation

ท่านได้ลักผักจากเรือนของพราหมณ์; ด้วยกรรมแห่งการลักนั้น ท่านจึงได้กำเนิดเป็นวานร อันน่าสะพรึงแก่หมู่นกทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇasya: of the brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• gṛhāt: from (his) house
• gṛhāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• śākam: vegetable/greens
• śākam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hṛtam: stolen/taken away
• hṛtam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘stolen/taken’

• cauryāt: due to theft; by stealing
• cauryāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartṛ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया? (No) तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• tataḥ: therefore/then
• tataḥ: Sambandha/Anvaya (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• prāptaḥ: (you) have attained
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā (Main predication with ‘asi’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having attained/obtained’

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vānarīm: monkey-like; of a she-monkey
• vānarīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vānarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• yonim: womb/birth; species
• yonim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-pakṣi-bhayaṃ-karīm: causing fear to all birds
• sarva-pakṣi-bhayaṃ-karīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + karī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः (‘sarvapakṣīṇāṃ bhayaṃ karoti’), विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sindhudvīpa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The jackal and the monkey (sṛgāla-vānara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorse-laden monkey confronted with the revelation of its karmic cause—stealing greens from a brāhmaṇa’s home—while birds scatter in fear, emphasizing the ‘terrifying to all birds’ epithet.

Characters & Entities

• Sindhudvīpa
• Brāhmaṇa
• Vānara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Stealing—especially from a Brahmin household—creates heavy demerit and leads to painful karmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the karmic backstory; the tīrtha remedy is Dhanuṣkoṭi at the southern sea (Setu region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it prepares for the purification instruction that follows.