Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

तस्माद्द्वेषो न कर्तव्यो विश्वेशे परमात्मनि । विश्वेश द्वेषिणां पुंसां प्रायश्चित्तं यतो नहि

Transliteration

tasmāddveṣo na kartavyo viśveśe paramātmani | viśveśa dveṣiṇāṃ puṃsāṃ prāyaścittaṃ yato nahi

Translation

ஆகையால் பரமாத்மா விஸ்வேஸ்வரர்மேல் வெறுப்பு கொள்ளக் கூடாது; விஸ்வேசனை வெறுப்போர்க்கு உண்மையில் பிராயச்சித்தம் இல்லை।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (ablative: therefore/from that)

• द्वेषः: hatred
• द्वेषः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• कर्तव्यः: should be done (i.e., should be practiced)
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तव्यत् (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• विश्वेशे: towards Viśveśa (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण/विषय (locative: towards/in regard to)

• परमात्मनि: towards the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण/विषय

• विश्वेश: O Viśveśa
• विश्वेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्वेषिणाम्: of haters
• द्वेषिणाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• पुंसाम्: of men
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• प्रायश्चित्तम्: expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverbial relative): ‘because/for the reason that’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style: Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the sanctum precincts, Viśveśvara’s liṅga radiates calm; a figure representing ‘dveṣa’ recoils and cannot cross the threshold; devotees with folded hands embody surrender; the mood is solemn—warning and refuge together.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśvara
• Paramātman
• Prāyaścitta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hatred toward the Lord identified as Paramātman is a grave fault; devotion and reverence are upheld as the safe path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) is invoked—central to Kāśī’s sacred identity—though a particular tīrtha-kunda is not named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A negative injunction: do not commit dveṣa (hatred) toward Viśveśvara; it is said to be beyond prāyaścitta.