Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

यः समाचरते विघ्नं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम् । परदोषं परिज्ञाय नृपकर्णे जपेत यः

Transliteration

yaḥ samācarate vighnaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātakam | paradoṣaṃ parijñāya nṛpakarṇe japeta yaḥ

Translation

故意に障碍を作る者は「婆羅門殺し」と呼ばれる。さらに、他人の過失を知りながら、それを密かなジャパのごとく王の耳に囁く者もまた同じである。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• समाचरते: commits/practises
• समाचरते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विघ्नम्: obstruction
• विघ्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आहुः: they call
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मघातकम्: a brahmin-killer
• ब्रह्मघातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + घातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (killer of a brāhmaṇa)

• परदोषम्: another's fault
• परदोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (another's fault)

• परिज्ञाय: having ascertained
• परिज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + ज्ञा (धातु) → परिज्ञाय (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-भाव)
• Form: अव्यय; क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (gerund) = having known

• नृपकर्णे: in the king's ear
• नृपकर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (in the king's ear)

• जपेत: should whisper/mutter
• जपेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (repeated for second clause)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king seated in court; a courtier leans in, whispering accusations; the accused stands at a distance; a sage observes, signaling that secret slander is spiritually lethal; in parallel, a blocked pathway symbolizes vighna.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛpa (king)
• Brahmaghātaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deliberate obstruction and malicious political whispering (slander to rulers) are condemned as heavy sins that corrode dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse functions as a dharma-warning rather than a site-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse prohibits harmful speech and intrigue.