Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

क्रोधिनो द्वेषिणश्चैव सर्वसत्त्वभयंकराः । लौगाक्षसोद्भवा ये वै वाडवाः सत्यसंश्रिताः

Transliteration

krodhino dveṣiṇaścaiva sarvasattvabhayaṃkarāḥ | laugākṣasodbhavā ye vai vāḍavāḥ satyasaṃśritāḥ

Translation

లౌగాక్షుని నుండి ఉద్భవించిన వాడవులు సత్యాశ్రయులని చెప్పబడుతారు; వారు క్రోధులు, ద్వేషులు, సమస్త ప్రాణులకు భయంకరులు.

Word by Word

• क्रोधिनः: wrathful
• क्रोधिनः: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• द्वेषिणः: hating, hostile
• द्वेषिणः: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वेषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वसत्त्वभयंकराः: terrifying to all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वभयंकराः: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सत्त्व + भयंकर (प्रातिपदिक); भयंकर = भय + कर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देशात्मक): सर्वेषां सत्त्वानां भयंकराः (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• लौगाक्षसोद्भवाः: born from Lauga-akṣasa (lineage/source)
• लौगाक्षसोद्भवाः: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौगाक्षस + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): लौगाक्षसात्/लौगाक्षसस्य उद्भवाः (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; relative pronoun)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वाडवाः: the Vāḍavas
• वाडवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सत्यसंश्रिताः: devoted to truth, taking refuge in truth
• सत्यसंश्रिताः: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + संश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; धातु: श्रि (श्रयणे) उपसर्ग: सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘संश्रित’; समासः (द्वितीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष): सत्यं संश्रिताः/सत्ये संश्रिताः (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta-type purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau of a fierce-looking clan group (Vāḍavas) emerging from an ancestral figure ‘Laugākṣa’; their faces show wrath and suspicion, yet a luminous ‘satya’ emblem (truth-flame or śāstra) hovers above, indicating truth-abidance despite harsh temperament.

Characters & Entities

• Laugākṣa
• Vāḍava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Lineage alone is not the measure; inner qualities like anger and hatred are criticized, while truth is upheld as the dharmic refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions within Dharmāraṇya’s dharma-oriented genealogical context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is descriptive of character traits and lineage.