Shloka 19 - Adhyaya 39 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मार्ज्जारकुक्कुटश्वानपक्षिपोष्टा प्रयाति च । बधिरांधगृहक्षेत्रतृणधान्यादिज्वालकः

Transliteration

mārjjārakukkuṭaśvānapakṣipoṣṭā prayāti ca | badhirāṃdhagṛhakṣetratṛṇadhānyādijvālakaḥ

Translation

പൂച്ച, കോഴി, നായ, പക്ഷി എന്നിവയെ വളർത്തി പോഷിപ്പിച്ച് തടിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ അതുപോലെയുള്ള ദുര്‍ഗതി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. കൂടാതെ ബധിര-അന്ധരുടെ വീടുകളിലോ വയലുകളിലോ പുല്ല്, ധാന്യാദി കത്തിക്കുന്നവനും ഭീകരഫലം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

मार्ज्जारकुक्कुटश्वानपक्षिपोष्टाone who keeps/care-takes cats, cocks, dogs, and birds

प्रयातिgoes

चand

बधिरांधगृहक्षेत्रतृणधान्यादिज्वालकःburner of the houses/fields/grass/grain etc. of the deaf and blind

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/seekers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part moral scene: (1) A person feeding and fattening cats, cocks, dogs, and birds in a cruel context (suggesting training for fights/harm), watched by yamadūtas noting the act; (2) An arsonist setting fire to a small hut and field belonging to blind/deaf elders; flames consume grass and grain; later, the arsonist is shown engulfed by punitive fire in the underworld.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cruelty, exploitation, and destructive acts—especially against the vulnerable—are heavy adharma with severe consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse warns against harmful conduct (particularly arson and violence).