Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पुनस्तुष्टाव वेदोक्तै रुद्रसूक्तैरनेकधा । विनिष्क्रम्य ततो लिंगादाविर्भूय भवोवदत्

Transliteration

punastuṣṭāva vedoktai rudrasūktairanekadhā | viniṣkramya tato liṃgādāvirbhūya bhavovadat

Translation

Wieder pries er Ihn auf vielerlei Weise mit den im Veda verkündeten Rudra‑Sūkta; dann trat Bhava aus dem Liṅga hervor, offenbarte sich sichtbar und sprach.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘again’

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 3sg perfect (parasmaipada)

• वेदोक्तैः: with those stated in the Veda
• वेदोक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (साधारणतः), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; तत्पुरुषः ‘वेदेन उक्तैः’

• रुद्रसूक्तैः: with Rudra-hymns
• रुद्रसूक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; तत्पुरुषः ‘रुद्रस्य सूक्तानि’

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘in many ways’

• विनिष्क्रम्य: having emerged
• विनिष्क्रम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निस्-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having come out’

• ततः: thereupon; from there
• ततः: Apādāna/Kāla (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — ‘from there/then’

• लिङ्गात्: from the liṅga
• लिङ्गात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative Singular

• आविर्भूय: having appeared
• आविर्भूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having manifested/appeared’

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (name of Śiva)

• अवदत्: said
• अवदत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 3sg imperfect (parasmaipada)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmeśvara (Dharmapīṭha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra chants Vedic Rudra hymns repeatedly; then Śiva (Bhava) steps forth from the liṅga, taking visible form to address him.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra-sūkta
• Veda
• Śiva (Bhava)
• Liṅga
• Indra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic praise and sustained devotion culminate in Śiva’s direct, responsive manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga-shrine setting in Kāśī associated with Dharmaśvara/Dharmapīṭha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of Vedic Rudra-sūktas as stuti (praise) in worship.