Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

नेत्ररोगी महादुष्टा महात्यागा अनायुषः । कलहोत्पादने दक्षाः सर्वसंग्रह तत्पराः

Transliteration

netrarogī mahāduṣṭā mahātyāgā anāyuṣaḥ | kalahotpādane dakṣāḥ sarvasaṃgraha tatparāḥ

Translation

آنکھوں کی بیماریوں میں مبتلا، نہایت بدخو، حد سے زیادہ ترکِ دنیا کرنے والے، کم عمر؛ جھگڑا برپا کرنے میں ماہر اور ہر چیز سمیٹنے کے خواہاں رہتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• netra-rogī: suffering from eye-disease
• netra-rogī: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + rogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘रोगी’ विशेषण

• mahā-duṣṭāḥ: very wicked
• mahā-duṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• mahā-tyāgāḥ: great renouncers / given to great abandonment
• mahā-tyāgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tyāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• an-āyuṣaḥ: short-lived / without longevity
• an-āyuṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nañ (नञ्-प्रत्यय) + āyuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास (negative)

• kalaha-utpādane: in producing quarrels
• kalaha-utpādane: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaha (प्रातिपदिक) + utpādana (प्रातिपदिक; ut-pad धातु + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; हेतौ/विषये (in the matter of)

• dakṣāḥ: skilled
• dakṣāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarva-saṃgraha: accumulation of everything / total collection
• sarva-saṃgraha: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासपद (object-domain)

• tat-parāḥ: intent on that
• tat-parāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘तत्पर’ = तस्मिन् परः (devoted to that)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cautionary tableau: a group of brāhmaṇas with clouded eyes and tense faces argue in an āśrama courtyard; one clutches bundles/coins, another wears ascetic garb but looks restless; a calm elder-sage observes with sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma rejects hypocrisy and conflict: quarrel, greed, and cruelty diminish life and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya; this verse functions as ethical characterization rather than direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is ethical/diagnostic, describing traits that obstruct dharmic life.