Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

याचितं द्विजवरे न दीयते संचितं क्रतुवरे न योज्यते । तत्कदर्यपरिरक्षितं धनं चौरपार्थिवगृहेषु भुज्यते

Transliteration

yācitaṃ dvijavare na dīyate saṃcitaṃ kratuvare na yojyate | tatkadaryaparirakṣitaṃ dhanaṃ caurapārthivagṛheṣu bhujyate

Translation

جو برتر برہمن مانگے تو بھی دیا نہیں جاتا، اور جو مال جمع کیا گیا ہے وہ نیک یَجْیَہ میں نہیں لگایا جاتا۔ کنجوسی سے بچایا ہوا وہی مال آخرکار چوروں اور بادشاہوں کے گھروں میں بھوگ لیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yācitam: (that which is) begged/asked for
• yācitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yācita (याचित; √yāc याच् + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) used substantively

• dvijavare: in/for the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
• dvijavare: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + vara (द्विज + वर; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजानां वरः)

• na: not
• na: Modifier (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• dīyate: is given
• dīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• saṃcitam: (that which is) accumulated
• saṃcitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃcita (संचित; √ci चि + सम् + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त used substantively

• kratuvare: in/for the best sacrifice
• kratuvare: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu + vara (क्रतु + वर; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रतूनां वरः)

• na: not
• na: Modifier (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• yojyate: is employed/used
• yojyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (युज्)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• tat-kadarya-parirakṣitam: guarded/protected by that miserly (person)
• tat-kadarya-parirakṣitam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat + kadarya + parirakṣita (तत् + कदर्य + परिरक्षित; √rakṣ रक्ष् + परि + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तत्-कदर्येण परिरक्षितम्)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (धन; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• caura-pārthiva-gṛheṣu: in the houses of thieves and kings
• caura-pārthiva-gṛheṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caura + pārthiva + gṛha (चौर + पार्थिव + गृह; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (चौराश्च पार्थिवाश्च) + तेषां गृहेषु

• bhujyate: is enjoyed/consumed
• bhujyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A miser refuses a venerable brāhmaṇa’s request; his locked coffers later appear in a thief’s den and a king’s treasury, showing the inevitable transfer of hoarded wealth.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth should support dharma—charity to the worthy and sacrificial duty; otherwise it is taken away and enjoyed by others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha-name appears in this verse; it reinforces the dharmic conduct expected in tīrtha contexts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving to worthy brāhmaṇas (dāna) and employing wealth in yajña/kratu (sacrifice) are explicitly referenced.