Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

रौद्रसाहसिका ये च तेषां विघ्नं करिष्यति । श्रुतिधर्माञ्ज्ञातिधर्मान्पालयंति गुरूंश्च ये

Transliteration

raudrasāhasikā ye ca teṣāṃ vighnaṃ kariṣyati | śrutidharmāñjñātidharmānpālayaṃti gurūṃśca ye

Translation

Those who are fierce and recklessly violent—upon them he will impose obstacles. But those who uphold the dharmas taught in the śruti, the duties owed to kinsmen, and who honor their gurus—

Word by Word

• raudra-sāhasikāḥ: fierce and rash (people)
• raudra-sāhasikāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• vighnam: obstacle
• vighnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will make / will cause
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śruti-dharmān: duties of the Veda (scriptural duties)
• śruti-dharmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; (श्रुतेः धर्माः)

• jñāti-dharmān: duties toward kinsmen
• jñāti-dharmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāti (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; (ज्ञातीनां धर्माः)

• pālayanti: protect / observe
• pālayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pāl (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• gurūn: elders/teachers
• gurūn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Śiva to Umā/Pārvatī (deduced from continuity of the divine dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral-judicial tableau: a radiant divine gatekeeper of rites (Vighnapati implied) stands between two groups—violent, reckless men shadowed by बाधा (obstacles) and calm dhārmikas honoring a seated guru with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Vighneśa (implied as the agent of vighna)
• Śruti
• Guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Violence and reckless cruelty attract impediments, while fidelity to śruti-based dharma, family duties, and reverence for gurus aligns one with divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the focus is ethical conduct and dharma rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse prescribes dharmic observance—śruti-dharma, jñāti-dharma, and guru-sevā—rather than a named ritual.