Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102
Devanagari script
स लोभः सह मोहेन विजेतव्यो जितात्मना । दम्भो द्रोहश्च निंदा च पैशुन्यं मत्सरस्तथा
Transliteration
sa lobhaḥ saha mohena vijetavyo jitātmanā | dambho drohaśca niṃdā ca paiśunyaṃ matsarastathā
Translation
贪欲与迷妄相伴，须由已克己者加以降伏。由此而生伪善、背叛、诽谤、背后中伤，以及嫉妒。
Word by Word
सःthat; he/it (that)
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
लोभःgreed
लोभः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootlobha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
सहwith
सह:
Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश (with)
मोहेनwith delusion
मोहेन:
Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootmoha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन; सहकारक
विजेतव्यःshould be conquered
विजेतव्यः:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi√ji (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive: 'to be conquered')
जितात्मनाby one who has conquered himself
जितात्मना:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjita-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: jita (√ji क्त) + ātman)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जितः आत्मा येन)
दम्भःhypocrisy; ostentation
दम्भः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdambha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
द्रोहःtreachery; malice
द्रोहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdroha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात
निन्दाcensure; blame
निन्दा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnindā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात
पैशुन्यम्slander; backbiting
पैशुन्यम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpaiśunya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
मत्सरःjealousy; envy
मत्सरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन
तथाlikewise; also
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Seekers (implied)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A warrior-sage (inner hero) holds a shield labeled ‘jitātman’; he subdues two beasts ‘lobha’ and ‘moha’. Behind them trail smaller shadow-figures: hypocrisy, treachery, slander, backbiting, envy—fleeing as light spreads.
FAQs
Self-mastery is required to defeat greed and delusion, which otherwise breed social and moral corruption.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned.
No explicit rite; the discipline taught is inner conquest and ethical speech.