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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

शीलभंगेन दुर्वृत्ताः पातयंति कुलत्रयम् । पितुर्मातुस्तथापत्युरिहामुत्र च दुःखिताः

śīlabhaṃgena durvṛttāḥ pātayaṃti kulatrayam | piturmātustathāpatyurihāmutra ca duḥkhitāḥ

Do phá vỡ hạnh đức, kẻ hạnh kiểm xấu làm suy đọa ba gia tộc—bên cha, bên mẹ và bên chồng—rồi sầu khổ cả đời này lẫn đời sau.

śīla-bhaṅgenaby the breaking of good conduct
śīla-bhaṅgena:
Karana (Instrument/cause)
TypeNoun
Rootśīla (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीलस्य भङ्गः)
durvṛttāḥthe wicked/ill-conducted (people)
durvṛttāḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootdurvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (as substantive: ‘the wicked’)
pātayanticause to fall / ruin
pātayanti:
Kriya (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootpat (पत् धातु) [णिच् causative: pātay-]
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)
kula-trayamthe three families
kula-trayam:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkula (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुलानां त्रयम्)
pituḥof the father
pituḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
mātuḥof the mother
mātuḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
tathālikewise/and also
tathā:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (adverb: likewise/also)
apatyuḥof the offspring/child
apatyuḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootapatya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
ihahere (in this world)
iha:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: here/in this world)
amutrathere (in the next world)
amutra:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootamutra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: there/in the other world)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक
duḥkhitāḥafflicted/sorrowful
duḥkhitāḥ:
Karta (Predicate of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootduḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (as predicate: ‘afflicted’)

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa didactic voice)

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Scene: A somber tableau: a household darkened, family elders distressed, symbolic falling of a lineage-tree; in the background, a split path showing worldly sorrow and post-mortem suffering.

FAQs

Ethical collapse (śīla-bhaṅga) is shown to harm not only oneself but also one’s wider familial lines.

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is moral instruction within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting.

No ritual; it is a warning emphasizing character and conduct.