Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

सर्वभक्षमभीप्संतस्तृप्ताः परधनं यथा । केचिदाहुरद्य एव श्लाघ्या सृष्टिस्तु वेधसः

Transliteration

sarvabhakṣamabhīpsaṃtastṛptāḥ paradhanaṃ yathā | kecidāhuradya eva ślāghyā sṛṣṭistu vedhasaḥ

Translation

บางตนกล่าวว่า 'แม้ในวันนี้ การสร้างสรรค์ของพระผู้สร้าง (เวธัส) ก็น่าสรรเสริญยิ่งนัก' เพราะเหล่าสัตว์แม้จะอิ่มแล้ว ก็ยังกระหายที่จะ 'กินทุกสิ่ง' เช่นเดียวกับผู้ที่โลภในทรัพย์สินของผู้อื่น

Word by Word

• सर्वभक्षम्: everything edible / all food
• सर्वभक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वं भक्ष्यम्’ इति कर्मधारय-प्रायः (सर्वभक्ष = all-edible)

• अभीप्सन्तः: desiring
• अभीप्सन्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + ईप्स् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तृप्ताः)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परधनम्: another’s wealth
• परधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘परस्य धनम्’

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्श-भूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• श्लाघ्या: praiseworthy
• श्लाघ्या: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सृष्टिः)

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• वेधसः: of the Creator (Brahmā)
• वेधसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Allegorical scene: beings with full bellies still reach for more, eyes fixed on others’ portions; a faint figure of Brahmā (Vedhas) in the background as the 'creator' whose world contains this paradox of desire.

Characters & Entities

• Vedhas (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when materially ‘satisfied,’ craving persists; dharma restrains greed and envy, redirecting desire toward higher purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as moral reflection within the ongoing narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes ethical insight rather than a rite.