Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

तस्य वै विमुखो रुद्रो न प्रसीदति कर्हिचित् । सर्वतो वर्धमानाश्च बाधन्ते शत्रवो ह्यमुम्

Transliteration

tasya vai vimukho rudro na prasīdati karhicit | sarvato vardhamānāśca bādhante śatravo hyamum

Translation

Einem solchen Menschen wendet sich Rudra ab und ist niemals zufrieden; und Feinde, von allen Seiten zunehmend, bedrängen ihn gewiss.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun; Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/खलु-अर्थे) — Emphatic particle

• विमुखः: turned away/unfavorable
• विमुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; रुद्रः विशेषण

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — Negation particle

• प्रसीदति: is pleased
• प्रसीदति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 3rd person, Singular

• कर्हिचित्: ever/at any time
• कर्हिचित्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्हि + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb (‘ever/at any time’)

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (Direction/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (दिक्/परिमाणवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb (‘from all sides’)

• वर्धमानाः: growing/increasing
• वर्धमानाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Present participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक) — Conjunction

• बाधन्ते: afflict/harass
• बाधन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — Present, 3rd person, Plural; आत्मनेपद

• शत्रवः: enemies
• शत्रवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतु/निश्चयार्थक) — Particle

• अमुम्: him (that person)
• अमुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra turns his face away from a negligent householder; shadowy enemies multiply around the person, symbolizing rising obstacles when divine grace is lost.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śatravaḥ (enemies)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglect of prescribed ancestral duties brings divine displeasure and worldly adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setukhaṇḍa), framed as a sacred context for pitṛ rites and their results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the obligation to perform Mahālaya/Śrāddha; its neglect is warned against.