Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

वीरभद्र उवाच । दशवर्षसहस्रायुः स राजतनयः कथम् । विपत्तिमंतरायाति रुद्रस्नानहताशुभः

Transliteration

vīrabhadra uvāca | daśavarṣasahasrāyuḥ sa rājatanayaḥ katham | vipattimaṃtarāyāti rudrasnānahatāśubhaḥ

Translation

Vīrabhadra sprach: „Jenem Königssohn sind zehntausend Jahre bestimmt; wie könnte ihn da Unheil treffen, wenn durch das Rudra-Bad seine Unreinheiten vernichtet wurden?“

Word by Word

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• दशवर्षसहस्रायुः: having a lifespan of ten thousand years
• दशवर्षसहस्रायुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + वर्ष + सहस्र + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sa rājatanayaḥ)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजतनयः: the king’s son
• राजतनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• विपत्तिम्: misfortune
• विपत्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अन्तरायाति: comes upon/approaches
• अन्तरायाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रुद्रस्नानहताशुभः: whose inauspiciousness has been destroyed by Rudra-bath (ritual)
• रुद्रस्नानहताशुभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + स्नान + हत + अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying rājatanayaḥ)

Speaker

Vīrabhadra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudra-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra declares with certainty that the prince’s lifespan is ten thousand years and that calamity cannot touch him because Rudra-bathing has destroyed his impurities.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Prince (rājatanaya)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Yama (implied interlocutor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva purification (Rudra-snāna) is presented as a powerful remover of inauspiciousness, implying that merit can shield life and destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Rudra-snāna but does not specify a named tīrtha; it points generally to Śaiva sacred bathing traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-snāna (ritual/sacred bathing dedicated to Rudra/Śiva) is referenced as a purifier that destroys impurity (aśubha).