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

جو رُدر کو نہیں مانتے، وہ کھلے طور پر خاندان پر دھبہ ہیں۔ ایسے بدباطن لوگ پِشَچ بن جاتے ہیں اور پھر برہمرَاکشس ہو جاتے ہیں۔

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.