Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

नमो रुद्राय देवाय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे । नमः पिनाकहस्ताय शूलहस्ताय ते नमः

Transliteration

namo rudrāya devāya kadrudrāya pracetase | namaḥ pinākahastāya śūlahastāya te namaḥ

Translation

„Huldigung Rudra, dem strahlenden Gott; Huldigung dem furchtbaren Rudra, dem allwissenden Lenker. Verehrung dem Träger des Pināka-Bogens; Verehrung Dir, der Du den Dreizack trägst.“

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कद्रुद्राय: to the mighty/awesome Rudra
• कद्रुद्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद् + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘कद्’ इति प्रशंसार्थ-निपातसदृश-पूर्वपद (intensifying/admiring prefix)

• प्रचेतसे: to Pracetas (the wise one; epithet)
• प्रचेतसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• पिनाकहस्ताय: to him whose hand holds the Pināka (bow)
• पिनाकहस्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शूलहस्ताय: to him whose hand holds the trident
• शूलहस्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you / of you
• ते: Sampradana/Sambandha (to you/of you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra stands radiant, holding Pināka bow and trident; a protective circle of light surrounds the tīrtha; Dharma bows while stormy clouds part, symbolizing obstacles dispelled.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Pināka
• Śūla (Trident)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both compassionate deity and fierce protector—wisdom and power united for the guardianship of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu sacred region is the contextual locus; the hymn is part of Setu’s Śaiva glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it is a litany of salutations suitable for japa-like recitation.