Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

पंचामृतैस्तु संस्नाप्य तथा शुद्धोदकेन च । रुद्रैकादशकं जप्त्वा पंचाक्षरशताष्टकम्

Transliteration

paṃcāmṛtaistu saṃsnāpya tathā śuddhodakena ca | rudraikādaśakaṃ japtvā paṃcākṣaraśatāṣṭakam

Translation

بعد أن يُغسَّل الإله بالخمسة أَمْرِتَا ثم بالماء الطاهر، تُتلى ترنيمة رودرا إحدى عشرة مرة، ثم يُجْرى جَپَا للمانترا الخماسية المقاطع مئةً وثماني مرات.

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतैः: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्चामृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चामृत (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/contrast

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (it)
• संस्नाप्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संस्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having bathed/washed (someone/something)’

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, manner-adverb

• शुद्धोदकेन: with pure water
• शुद्धोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धोदक (प्रातिपदिक; शुद्ध + उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

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

• रुद्रैकादशकम्: the Rudra-ekādaśaka (eleven Rudra-mantras)
• रुद्रैकादशकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रैकादशक (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + एकादशक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having recited’

• पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टकम्: the set of one hundred and eight (recitations) of the five-syllabled (mantra)
• पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टक (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च-अक्षर + शत + अष्टक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Unknown (narrative instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga on a central pīṭha being bathed with pañcāmṛta (milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar) and then rinsed with clear water; a devotee counts japa on rudrākṣa beads; vessels, conch, and lamps arranged in orderly pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pañcākṣarī (Namaḥ Śivāya)
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (abhiṣeka) and disciplined mantra-recitation together cleanse the devotee and stabilize devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches universally applicable Śiva-pūjā practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka followed by pure-water bathing; chant Rudra eleven times and the pañcākṣarī mantra 108 times.