Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

पंचामृतैस्तु संस्नाप्य तथा शुद्धोदकेन च । रुद्रैकादशकं जप्त्वा पंचाक्षरशताष्टकम्

Transliteration

paṃcāmṛtaistu saṃsnāpya tathā śuddhodakena ca | rudraikādaśakaṃ japtvā paṃcākṣaraśatāṣṭakam

Translation

After bathing the Deity with the five amṛtas and also with pure water, one should recite the Rudra hymn eleven times, and then chant the five-syllabled mantra one hundred and eight times.

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतैः: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्चामृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चामृत (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/contrast

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (it)
• संस्नाप्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संस्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having bathed/washed (someone/something)’

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, manner-adverb

• शुद्धोदकेन: with pure water
• शुद्धोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धोदक (प्रातिपदिक; शुद्ध + उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रैकादशकम्: the Rudra-ekādaśaka (eleven Rudra-mantras)
• रुद्रैकादशकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रैकादशक (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + एकादशक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having recited’

• पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टकम्: the set of one hundred and eight (recitations) of the five-syllabled (mantra)
• पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाक्षरशताष्टक (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च-अक्षर + शत + अष्टक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Unknown (narrative instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga on a central pīṭha being bathed with pañcāmṛta (milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar) and then rinsed with clear water; a devotee counts japa on rudrākṣa beads; vessels, conch, and lamps arranged in orderly pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pañcākṣarī (Namaḥ Śivāya)
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (abhiṣeka) and disciplined mantra-recitation together cleanse the devotee and stabilize devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches universally applicable Śiva-pūjā practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka followed by pure-water bathing; chant Rudra eleven times and the pañcākṣarī mantra 108 times.