Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ये रुद्रं नैव मन्यंते ते स्फुटं कुलकज्जलाः । पिशाचास्ते दुरात्मानो भवंति ब्रह्मराक्षसाः

Transliteration

ye rudraṃ naiva manyaṃte te sphuṭaṃ kulakajjalāḥ | piśācāste durātmāno bhavaṃti brahmarākṣasāḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดไม่ยอมรับพระรุทระ ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นมลทินแห่งตระกูลโดยแท้ คนใจชั่วเหล่านั้นย่อมกลายเป็นปิศาจ และเป็นพรหมรากษสในที่สุด

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘ये’ (those who)

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘रुद्रम्’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) — negation

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण-निपात) — emphasis ‘indeed/at all’

• manyante: consider
• manyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘मन्यन्ते’ (they think/consider)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘ते’ (they/those)

• sphuṭam: clearly
• sphuṭam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘स्फुटम्’ (clearly)

• kula-kajjalāḥ: stains on the family
• kula-kajjalāḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + kajjala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘कुलकज्जलाः’

• piśācāḥ: piśācas (ghouls)
• piśācāḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piśāca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘पिशाचाः’

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘ते’

• durātmānaḥ: wicked-souled
• durātmānaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘दुरात्मानः’ (wicked-souled)

• bhavanti: become
• bhavanti: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘भवन्ति’ (they become/are)

• brahma-rākṣasāḥ: brahma-rākṣasas
• brahma-rākṣasāḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मराक्षसः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: a speaker (sage/narrator) points toward an icon of Rudra; shadowy piśāca/brahma-rākṣasa forms loom behind the deniers, illustrating karmic consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Piśāca
• Brahma-rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-nindā (denigrating Rudra) is presented as a grave spiritual fault with severe karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes doctrinal Śaiva reverence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it implicitly enjoins honoring Rudra through right view and devotion.