Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

विश्वासघातकानां च कृतघ्नानां च यद्भवेत् । तेन पापेन लिप्येऽहं नागच्छामि पुनर्यदि

Transliteration

viśvāsaghātakānāṃ ca kṛtaghnānāṃ ca yadbhavet | tena pāpena lipye'haṃ nāgacchāmi punaryadi

Translation

جو گناہ امانت میں خیانت کرنے والوں اور ناشکروں کو لگتا ہے، اگر میں پھر نہ لوٹوں تو وہی گناہ مجھ پر چڑھ جائے۔

Word by Word

• विश्वासघातकानाम्: of the betrayers of trust
• विश्वासघातकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वास-घातक (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वास + घातक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वासस्य घातकः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतघ्नानाम्: of the ungrateful
• कृतघ्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever (sin)
• यत्: Karma/Pratijñā (Object/Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भवेत्: may be / might occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पापेन: by the sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लिप्ये: I am tainted / I am smeared
• लिप्ये: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense: ‘I am tainted’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• आगच्छामि: I come / I go (to)
• आगच्छामि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

Speaker

Nandinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, hands folded, stands before a sacred water/temple threshold, uttering a solemn saṅkalpa: ‘If I do not return, may I bear the sin of betrayers and the ungrateful.’ The atmosphere is austere and vow-bound.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma condemns betrayal and ingratitude; integrity in relationships is portrayed as spiritually weighty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse supports the narrative ethos within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical assertion within an oath.