Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स्नापयित्वा विधानेन जपेच्च शतरुद्रियम् । तथा रुद्रान्सपञ्चांगास्तथान्या रुद्रसंहिताः

Transliteration

snāpayitvā vidhānena japecca śatarudriyam | tathā rudrānsapañcāṃgāstathānyā rudrasaṃhitāḥ

Translation

Nachdem man die Gottheit nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung gebadet hat, soll man das Śatarudrīya rezitieren; ebenso die Rudra-Mantren samt den fünf Hilfsgliedern und auch andere Sammlungen von Rudra-Texten.

Word by Word

• स्नापयित्वा: having bathed (him)/having caused to bathe
• स्नापयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नापय (णिच्) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन (Singular)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शतरुद्रियम्: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• शतरुद्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (शतं रुद्राणां/रुद्रसम्बद्धम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in like manner)

• रुद्रान्: Rudras (Rudra-mantras/sections)
• रुद्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन (Plural)

• सपञ्चाङ्गाः: with five parts/limbs
• सपञ्चाङ्गाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पञ्च + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—'पञ्च अङ्गानि यस्य/येषाम्' (having five parts); विशेषण (adjective) रुद्रान् (अर्थतः)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-समुच्चय (likewise)

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) रुद्रसंहिताः

• रुद्रसंहिताः: Rudra-saṃhitās/collections related to Rudra
• रुद्रसंहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Prabhāsa Śiva precinct (Rudrābhiṣeka-sthāna)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga is bathed in a formal abhiṣeka: streams of water (and possibly milk) flow over the liṅga; priests chant Śatarudrīya in cadence; ritual implements, bilva leaves, and vessels surround the sanctum; the atmosphere is intense and sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudrīya
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of worship is strengthened by disciplined ritual and sacred recitation dedicated to Rudra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śaiva abhiṣeka and Rudra-recitation are praised as highly meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) and recite the Śatarudrīya and other Rudra-saṃhitā texts with their auxiliaries.