Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दीनसर्वस्वहरणं नरस्त्रीगजवाजिनाम् । गोभूरत्नसुवर्णानामौषधीनां रसस्य च

Transliteration

dīnasarvasvaharaṇaṃ narastrīgajavājinām | gobhūratnasuvarṇānāmauṣadhīnāṃ rasasya ca

Translation

بے بس لوگوں کی کل کائنات لوٹ لینا، مردوں، عورتوں، ہاتھیوں اور گھوڑوں، گایوں، زمین، جواہرات، سونا، ادویات اور قیمتی اشیاء کا چھین لینا ایک سنگین گناہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• dīna-sarvasva-haraṇam: taking away the entire property of the poor
• dīna-sarvasva-haraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक) + haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दीनस्य सर्वस्वस्य हरणम्)

• nara-strī-gaja-vājinām: of men, women, elephants, and horses
• nara-strī-gaja-vājinām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक) + gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vājin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (नराः च स्त्रियः च गजाः च वाजिनः च)

• go-bhū-ratna-suvarṇānām: of cows, land, jewels, and gold
• go-bhū-ratna-suvarṇānām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (गावः/गोः, भूमिः, रत्नानि, सुवर्णानि)

• auṣadhīnām: of medicines/herbs
• auṣadhīnām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: auṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• rasasya: of essence/juice
• rasasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: a helpless household being stripped of cattle, land deeds, jewels, and medicine jars; a dharmic figure restrains the thief; in the background a Śiva-liṅga or Skanda standard signifies divine witness.

Characters & Entities

• Go (cow)
• Bhū (land)
• Ratna (jewel)
• Suvarṇa (gold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma demands protection of the vulnerable; depriving the helpless of their means of life is a severe moral and karmic offense.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse addresses social dharma and protection of the weak.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied prescription is dāna and protection rather than exploitation.