Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तेषामामरणांतानि विघ्नान्येष करिष्यति । ये च मां नैव मन्यंते विष्णुं वापि जगद्गुरुम्

Transliteration

teṣāmāmaraṇāṃtāni vighnānyeṣa kariṣyati | ye ca māṃ naiva manyaṃte viṣṇuṃ vāpi jagadgurum

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି (ପୁତ୍ର) ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ରହୁଥିବା ବିଘ୍ନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବ—ବିଶେଷକରି ଯେମାନେ ମୋତେ ମାନନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ଜଗଦ୍ଗୁରୁ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आमरणान्तानि: lasting until death
• आमरणान्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-मरण-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक; आ + मरण + अन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः अर्थे 'मरणपर्यन्त' (till death)

• विघ्नानि: obstacles
• विघ्नानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एषः: this one (he)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्यति: will do/make
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मन्यन्ते: think/consider
• मन्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्यय (also/even)

• जगद्गुरुम्: the teacher of the world
• जगद्गुरुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः गुरु:)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s prophecy becomes explicitly juridical: Gaṇeśa will impose life-long obstacles on the sinful, especially those who refuse honor to Śiva and to Viṣṇu, the world-teacher.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Gajānana (implied)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward the divine (Śiva and Viṣṇu) is shown to generate self-defeating obstacles; humility and reverence align one with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the teaching concerns ethical and devotional orientation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, to honor and revere Śiva and Viṣṇu; no specific rite is detailed in the verse.