Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

शीलभंगेन दुर्वृत्ताः पातयंति कुलत्रयम् । पितुर्मातुस्तथापत्युरिहामुत्र च दुःखिताः

Transliteration

śīlabhaṃgena durvṛttāḥ pātayaṃti kulatrayam | piturmātustathāpatyurihāmutra ca duḥkhitāḥ

Translation

ด้วยการทำลายศีลธรรม คนประพฤติชั่วย่อมฉุดให้สามตระกูลตกต่ำ—ของบิดา มารดา และสามี—และย่อมเศร้าหมองทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า

Word by Word

• śīla-bhaṅgena: by the breaking of good conduct
• śīla-bhaṅgena: Karana (Instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीलस्य भङ्गः)

• durvṛttāḥ: the wicked/ill-conducted (people)
• durvṛttāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (as substantive: ‘the wicked’)

• pātayanti: cause to fall / ruin
• pātayanti: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (पत् धातु) [णिच् causative: pātay-]
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• kula-trayam: the three families
• kula-trayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुलानां त्रयम्)

• pituḥ: of the father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• mātuḥ: of the mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise/and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (adverb: likewise/also)

• apatyuḥ: of the offspring/child
• apatyuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: here/in this world)

• amutra: there (in the next world)
• amutra: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: amutra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: there/in the other world)

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

• duḥkhitāḥ: afflicted/sorrowful
• duḥkhitāḥ: Karta (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (as predicate: ‘afflicted’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa didactic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A somber tableau: a household darkened, family elders distressed, symbolic falling of a lineage-tree; in the background, a split path showing worldly sorrow and post-mortem suffering.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ethical collapse (śīla-bhaṅga) is shown to harm not only oneself but also one’s wider familial lines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is moral instruction within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it is a warning emphasizing character and conduct.