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

जो रौद्र और साहसिक होकर उन्मत्त हिंसा करते हैं, उन पर वह विघ्न डालेगा। पर जो श्रुति-धर्म, स्वजनों के प्रति कर्तव्य और गुरु-पूजन का पालन करते हैं—उन पर उसकी कृपा रहती है।

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.