Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

शतरुद्रीयजाप्येन विधानसहितेन च । ध्यानेन दीपदानेन चातुर्मास्ये तुतोष सः

Transliteration

śatarudrīyajāpyena vidhānasahitena ca | dhyānena dīpadānena cāturmāsye tutoṣa saḥ

Translation

Durch das vorgeschriebene Japa des Śatarudrīya samt den dazugehörigen Bestimmungen, sowie durch Meditation und das Darbringen von Lichtern, wurde er (Śiva) während der Cāturmāsya-Zeit zufrieden.

Word by Word

• शतरुद्रीयजाप्येन: by the japa of the Śatarudrīya
• शतरुद्रीयजाप्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रीय-जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; शतरुद्रीय + जाप्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular (means)

• विधानसहितेन: together with the prescribed procedure
• विधानसहितेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधान-सहित (प्रातिपदिक; विधान + सहित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with जाप्येन; instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• ध्यानेन: by meditation
• ध्यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• दीपदानेन: by offering lamps
• दीपदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप-दान (प्रातिपदिक; दीप + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• चातुर्मास्ये: during the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्ण/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas seated in disciplined rows chanting Śatarudrīya; a meditative stillness pervades; in front of a Śiva-liṅga, countless lamps are offered, their flames forming a luminous river of light through the rainy-season gloom.

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudrīya
• Rudra/Śiva
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture-based practice (Śatarudrīya) combined with meditation and charity (lamp-giving) becomes a complete path that pleases Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha frame is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya section, but the site name is not specified in this particular verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śatarudrīya-japa with proper procedure, dhyāna, and dīpa-dāna during Cāturmāsya.