Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

भवता रूपलोभेन कृतं कर्म विगर्हितम्

Transliteration

bhavatā rūpalobhena kṛtaṃ karma vigarhitam

Translation

Dahil sa kasakiman sa kagandahan, ikaw ay gumawa ng isang gawaing karapat-dapat na sisihin.

Word by Word

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Instrument/करण) (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन; honorific 2nd person ‘by you’

• रूपलोभेन: through greed for beauty
• रूपलोभेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘रूपस्य लोभः’; पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental of cause/motive

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘karma’

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as predicate/accusative sense ‘deed’

• विगर्हितम्: blameworthy
• विगर्हितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म) (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-गर्ह् (धातु) (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate adjective qualifying ‘karma’

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern admonisher addressing a powerful figure; the accused appears captivated by beauty, while the speaker points out the censurable nature of the act.

Characters & Entities

• rūpa-lobha (greed for beauty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to form (rūpa) can corrupt judgment; dharma requires mastery over desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The lesson is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative, reinforcing dharmic standards associated with the holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct ethical condemnation of a motive (rūpa-lobha) behind improper action.