Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

भक्तानुपेक्षमाणस्य तवाकीर्तिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

bhaktānupekṣamāṇasya tavākīrtirbhaviṣyati

Translation

หากพระองค์ทรงเมินเฉยต่อภักตะ ย่อมมีชื่อเสียงอันมัวหมองมาถึงพระองค์

Word by Word

• भक्तानुपेक्षमाणस्य: of you who are neglecting devotees
• भक्तानुपेक्षमाणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + अनुपेक्षमाण (कृदन्त; अनु + उप + ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्तान् अनुपेक्षमाणः); वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त; आत्मनेपद-प्राय: ‘-माण’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अकीर्तिः: ill-fame, disgrace
• अकीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष-समास (अकीर्तिः = न कीर्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be, will arise
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī) (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī delivers a sharp, protective admonition to Śiva: neglecting a devotee brings ill-fame; Śiva’s expression shifts subtly toward assent, signaling the triumph of compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva
• Bhakta (devotee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is safeguarded by divine accountability: neglecting sincere devotion is portrayed as contrary to the Lord’s own renown.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse states a general bhakti principle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.