Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

भर्तृद्वेषकरा रामाः पितृद्वेषकराः सुताः । भ्रातृद्वेषकराः क्षुद्रा भविष्यंति कलौ युगे

Transliteration

bhartṛdveṣakarā rāmāḥ pitṛdveṣakarāḥ sutāḥ | bhrātṛdveṣakarāḥ kṣudrā bhaviṣyaṃti kalau yuge

Translation

കലിയുഗത്തിൽ സ്ത്രീകൾ ഭർത്താവിനെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവരാകും, പുത്രന്മാർ പിതാവിനെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവരാകും; ക്ഷുദ്രചിത്തർ സഹോദരനെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവരാകും.

Word by Word

• भर्तृद्वेषकराः: causing hatred toward husbands
• भर्तृद्वेषकराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भर्तुः द्वेषं करोति इति)

• रामाः: women
• रामाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पितृद्वेषकराः: causing hatred toward fathers
• पितृद्वेषकराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितुः द्वेषं करोति इति)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• भ्रातृद्वेषकराः: causing hatred toward brothers
• भ्रातृद्वेषकराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भ्रातुः द्वेषं करोति इति)

• क्षुद्राः: base, petty
• क्षुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'भ्रातृद्वेषकराः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमाने भविष्यदर्थे), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कलौ: in Kali
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household split by suspicion: husband and wife turned away from each other, a son arguing with an elder father, brothers separated by a wall-like shadow; above them the looming figure of Kali as a dark presence.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga erodes household harmony; dharma is sustained by respect, gratitude, and duty within the family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on gṛhastha (householder) ethics and relational dharma.