Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

श्वभोजनो विसूचिश्चाप्यवीचिश्च तथाऽपरः । कूटसाक्षी रौरवं च रोधं गोविप्ररोधकः

Transliteration

śvabhojano visūciścāpyavīciśca tathā'paraḥ | kūṭasākṣī rauravaṃ ca rodhaṃ goviprarodhakaḥ

Translation

اور (نرکوں میں) شْوَبھوجن، وِسُوچی اور ایک اور اَویچی بھی ہے۔ جھوٹا گواہ رَورَو میں جاتا ہے؛ اور جو گائے اور برہمنوں کو روکے، وہ رودھ میں پڑتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• श्वभोजनः: Śvabhojana (hell)
• श्वभोजनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (dog-food / feeding on dogs) नरक-नाम

• विसूचिः: Visūci (hell)
• विसूचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसूचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• अवीचिः: Avīci (hell)
• अवीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-अव्यय (likewise)

• अपरः: another
• अपरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (another)

• कूटसाक्षी: Kūṭasākṣī (hell for false witness)
• कूटसाक्षी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट (प्रातिपदिक) + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (false-witness) नरक-नाम/दण्ड-स्थान

• रौरवम्: Raurava (hell)
• रौरवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• रोधम्: Rodha (hell)
• रोधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• गोविप्ररोधकः: Goviprarodhaka (hell)
• गोविप्ररोधकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (obstructor of cows and brāhmaṇas) नरक-नाम/दण्ड-स्थान

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: interlocutor (mahāmati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral courtroom-to-cosmos tableau: the false witness (kūṭasākṣī) is shown being dragged toward Raurava; the obstructer of cows and brāhmaṇas (go-vipra-rodhaka) is led to Rodha; nearby appear Śvabhojana and Visūci as additional dreadful realms.

Characters & Entities

• Gau (Cow)
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and protection of dharmic pillars (cows and brāhmaṇas) are essential; violating them brings severe karmic retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is ethical dharma and its consequences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse functions as a deterrent by naming consequences.