Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

रामनाथेश्वरं लिंगं द्वेष्टि यो मोहमास्थितः । ब्रह्महत्यायुतं तेन कृतं नरककारणम्

Transliteration

rāmanātheśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ dveṣṭi yo mohamāsthitaḥ | brahmahatyāyutaṃ tena kṛtaṃ narakakāraṇam

Translation

ผู้ใดถูกความหลงครอบงำแล้วเกลียดชังลึงค์แห่งรามนาถेशวร ผู้นั้นย่อมก่อบาปเสมอด้วยพรหมหัตยาเป็นหมื่น และเป็นเหตุให้ตกสู่นรก

Word by Word

• रामनाथेश्वरम्: the Lord of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘रामनाथस्य ईश्वरः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; कर्मपदत्वे द्वितीया

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga, emblem (of Śiva)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘रामनाथेश्वरम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• द्वेष्टि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun)

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन

• आस्थितः: having resorted to / being in
• आस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), परस्मैपदी-धातु; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; ‘मोहम्’ इति कर्मसहितः

• ब्रह्महत्यायुतम्: accompanied by brahmin-slaying (sin)
• ब्रह्महत्यायुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास/उपपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्महत्यया युतम्’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; ‘कृतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तेन: by him / because of him
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे

• कृतम्: done, committed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• नरककारणम्: a cause of hell
• नरककारणम्: Karma/Phala (Object/Result/कर्म/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक-कारण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘नरकस्य कारणम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘कृतम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय/फलनिर्देशः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātheśvara (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the sea-girt Rāmanātheśvara shrine turns away in contempt from the towering liṅga; dark, heavy atmosphere contrasts with the sanctum’s lamp-lit serenity, suggesting the karmic fall into naraka.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātheśvara
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contempt toward a revered deity and sacred symbol is treated as a severe moral-spiritual offense with destructive consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, focusing on the sanctity of the Rāmanātheśvara Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; the verse functions as a prohibition against dveṣa (hatred) toward the sacred liṅga.