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

جو بھاگوت سے عداوت رکھتے ہیں اور ہری کے مقدّس دن کا اہتمام نہیں کرتے، انہیں یم کے دوت لے جاتے ہیں؛ اور وہ پھر زمین پر دوبارہ جنم لیتے ہیں۔

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.