Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

न वृत्तिलोपकश्चासीत्कूट साक्षी न चैव हि । न शठो न कृतघ्नश्च मलिनो नैव दृश्यते

Transliteration

na vṛttilopakaścāsītkūṭa sākṣī na caiva hi | na śaṭho na kṛtaghnaśca malino naiva dṛśyate

Translation

نہ کوئی دوسروں کی روزی چھیننے والا تھا، اور نہ کوئی جھوٹی گواہی دینے والا۔ نہ کوئی فریب کار تھا، نہ ناشکرا، اور نہ کوئی آلودہ دل شخص دکھائی دیتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vṛtti-lopakaḥ: one who destroys livelihood
• vṛtti-lopakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक) + lopaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (वृत्तिं लोपयति = one who deprives of livelihood)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kūṭa-sākṣī: false witness
• kūṭa-sākṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + sākṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (कूटः साक्षी = false witness)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• śaṭhaḥ: deceitful
• śaṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kṛta-ghnaḥ: ungrateful
• kṛta-ghnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतं/उपकारं हन्ति = ungrateful)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• malinaḥ: impure
• malinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: malina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• dṛśyate: is seen
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A righteous court and marketplace: honest scales, fair wages, witnesses speaking truth, grateful disciples honoring benefactors; imagery of clean water and white garments symbolizing śauca.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma manifests as social justice: truthful testimony, honest livelihood, gratitude, and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse continues the praise of dharmic order within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes moral prohibitions and virtues.