Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

शिवदर्शनविद्वेषी तमसा संवृताशयः । यात्रोत्सव विनाशाय प्रेरितोऽन्यैः सुदुर्जनैः

Transliteration

śivadarśanavidveṣī tamasā saṃvṛtāśayaḥ | yātrotsava vināśāya prerito'nyaiḥ sudurjanaiḥ

Translation

Ich hasste selbst das Darśana Śivas; mein Herz war von Dunkel umhüllt. Von anderen Bösewichten angestachelt, trachtete ich danach, das Pilgerfest zu vernichten.

Word by Word

• शिवदर्शनविद्वेषी: hater of Śiva’s दर्शन (sight)
• शिवदर्शनविद्वेषी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-दर्शन-विद्वेषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + दर्शन + विद्वेषिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य दर्शनस्य विद्वेषी = one who hates the sight of Śiva)

• तमसा: by darkness
• तमसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संवृताशयः: with mind enveloped (obscured)
• संवृताशयः: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-वृ (धातु) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक) → संवृत-आशय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘संवृत’ + ‘आशय’ (whose mind/heart is covered)

• यात्रोत्सव: festival of the pilgrimage
• यात्रोत्सव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा-उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक; यात्रा + उत्सव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः; (यात्रायाः उत्सवः) प्रातिपदिक (अव्यक्त-विभक्ति; next word governs case)

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of)

• प्रेरितः: instigated
• प्रेरितः: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु) → प्रेरित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) कर्मणि/भावे—‘having been instigated’

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सुदुर्जनैः: by very wicked men
• सुदुर्जनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-दुर्जन (प्रातिपदिक; सु + दुर्जन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (very wicked people)

Speaker

An unnamed man (admitting hostility to Śiva-darśana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark-hearted antagonist confesses hatred of Śiva-darśana, shown amid a bustling pilgrimage festival, whispering with other wicked instigators at the edge of the crowd.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Opposing devotion—especially obstructing yātrā and darśana—arises from tamas and leads to grave spiritual downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse underscores the sanctity of a Śiva-yātrā by portraying its obstruction as adharma; the precise tīrtha is given by the chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No positive prescription is stated; the implied dharmic rule is to support, not sabotage, pilgrimage and divine worship.