Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

द्विषंति ये भागवतं न कुर्वंति दिनं हरेः । यमदूतैश्च नीयन्ते तथा भूमौ भवंति ते

Transliteration

dviṣaṃti ye bhāgavataṃ na kurvaṃti dinaṃ hareḥ | yamadūtaiśca nīyante tathā bhūmau bhavaṃti te

Translation

ผู้ใดเกลียดชังภาควตะ และไม่ถือปฏิบัติวันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระหริ ผู้นั้นถูกทูตแห่งยมพาไป และกลับมาเกิดใหม่บนแผ่นดินอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• द्विषन्ति: hate
• द्विषन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 3rd pl.)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• भागवतं: the Bhāgavata (text/devotees’ scripture)
• भागवतं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• कुर्वन्ति: do/observe
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 3rd pl.)

• दिनं: day (observance)
• दिनं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• यमदूतैः: by Yama’s messengers
• यमदूतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + दूत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यमस्य दूताः)

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

• नीयन्ते: are led away
• नीयन्ते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present Indicative, 3rd pl., Passive)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• भूमौ: on earth
• भूमौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 3rd pl.)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau: a person turning away from Bhāgavata observance while Yama’s messengers approach; in the background, the luminous presence of Hari’s day (lamp, tulasī, conch) contrasts with the dark path of punishment and rebirth.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgavata
• Hari
• Yamadūta
• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward devotional scripture and neglect of Hari-centered observance leads to bondage, fear, and continued rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is part of the Dvārakā-māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā as a center of Hari-bhakti and Purāṇa-kathā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do not harbor hatred toward the Bhāgavata; observe Hari’s sacred day (dinaṃ hareḥ) as a devotional discipline.