Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पुनश्च दत्तवानीश आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम् । सर्वोपनिषदां सारं रुद्राध्यायं च दत्तवान्

Transliteration

punaśca dattavānīśa ātmatattvaikasaṃgraham | sarvopaniṣadāṃ sāraṃ rudrādhyāyaṃ ca dattavān

Translation

And again the Lord bestowed the Rudrādhyāya—an unrivaled compendium of the truth of the Self, the very essence of all the Upaniṣads.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• दत्तवान्: gave
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्तवत्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम्: the single compendium of Self-truth
• आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + तत्त्व + एक + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘आत्मतत्त्वस्य एकः संग्रहः’ (a single compendium of the truth of the Self)

• सर्वोपनिषदाम्: of all the Upaniṣads
• सर्वोपनिषदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वासाम् उपनिषदाम्’ (of all Upaniṣads)

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• रुद्राध्यायम्: the Rudra chapter
• रुद्राध्यायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रुद्रस्य अध्यायः’ (Rudra-chapter)

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

• दत्तवान्: gave
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्तवत्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Muni (continuing instruction to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudrādhyāya (Śrī Rudram/Śatarudrīya) as mantra-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord bestows the Rudrādhyāya as a radiant scripture/mantra-stream; Brahmā receives it reverently; syllables appear as golden waves, suggesting ‘Namah Śivāya’ and Śrī Rudram cadence.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Lord)
• Rudrādhyāya
• Upaniṣads

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Rudrādhyāya is praised as a concentrated teaching of Self-knowledge and the Upaniṣadic core.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the glorification is of scripture and Śiva’s revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, reverent study/recitation of the Rudrādhyāya is valued, though no explicit procedure is stated.