Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतेषां चैव रुद्राणां सर्वान्वाप्येकमेव वा । सोमेश्वरं पूजयित्वा जपेद्वै शतरुद्रियम् । सर्वेषां लभते पुण्यं रुद्राणां नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ caiva rudrāṇāṃ sarvānvāpyekameva vā | someśvaraṃ pūjayitvā japedvai śatarudriyam | sarveṣāṃ labhate puṇyaṃ rudrāṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ob man all diese Rudras umfasst oder auch nur einen von ihnen: Nachdem man Someśvara verehrt hat, soll man wahrlich das Śatarudrīya rezitieren. Dadurch erlangt man das Verdienst aller Rudras—daran ist kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'of these'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• rudrāṇām: of the Rudras
• rudrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (implicit object: 'all (of them)')

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• āpya: having obtained/covered (i.e., having worshipped/propitiated)
• āpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-āp (आप् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); 'having obtained/attained'

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit object)

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• someśvaram: Someśvara (Lord Soma/Śiva)
• someśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सोमः ईश्वरः' (name of Śiva)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having worshipped'

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• śatarudriyam: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• śatarudriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + rudriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'शतं रुद्रियाणि/रुद्रस्य शत-स्तोत्रम्' (name of hymn)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'of all'

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rudrāṇām: of the Rudras
• rudrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• na: no
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim (or royal devotee) offers bilva, water, and lamps to the Someśvara liṅga while a Vedic reciter chants the Śatarudrīya; surrounding are subtle iconographic hints of multiple Rudra-forms being ‘included’ in the single worship.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Eleven Rudras
• Śatarudrīya
• Japa
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unified worship—centering on Someśvara and the Śatarudrīya—can confer the collective grace of multiple Rudra manifestations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the practice of Someśvara worship connected to Rudra-ekādaśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Someśvara (pūjā) and perform japa of the Śatarudrīya; this yields the merit of all Rudras.