Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

शिवनिंदारता ये च शिवभक्तजनेष्वपि । ते यांति नरके घोरे यावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ

Transliteration

śivaniṃdāratā ye ca śivabhaktajaneṣvapi | te yāṃti narake ghore yāvaccaṃdradivākarau

Translation

Ceux qui s’attachent à blasphémer Śiva, et même les dévots de Śiva, vont en un enfer effroyable tant que dureront la lune et le soleil.

Word by Word

• शिवनिंदारताः: those engaged in reviling Śiva
• शिवनिंदारताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + निंदा (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक; √रम् + क्त) + टाप् (स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (शिवनिंदायां रता:) 'those devoted to reviling Śiva'

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: 'and')

• शिवभक्तजनेषु: among Śiva’s devotees
• शिवभक्तजनेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज् + क्त) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य भक्तजनाः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (even/also)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (narake)

• यावत्: as long as/until
• यावत्: Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अवधि-निर्देशक-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• चन्द्रदिवाकरौ: the moon and the sun
• चन्द्रदिवाकरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चन्द्रः च दिवाकरः च)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Śiva-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grim vision: revilers fall into a dark, fiery naraka while above, the sun and moon continue their courses, emphasizing the long duration; on the other side, Śiva-bhaktas stand protected in light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-bhakta
• Candra
• Divākara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotee-respect is integral to dharma; insulting Śiva or His devotees is treated as a severe aparādha with heavy consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied sacred setting where Śiva-bhaktas are to be honored as part of kṣetra-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a warning about karmic results and the duty to avoid nindā of devotees.