Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

शत्रुलोकविनाशाय यो जपेच्छतरुद्रियम् । तस्मिन्पीठेऽरयस्तस्य सद्यो गच्छंति संक्षयम् ०

Transliteration

śatrulokavināśāya yo japecchatarudriyam | tasminpīṭhe'rayastasya sadyo gacchaṃti saṃkṣayam 0

Translation

For the destruction of hostile forces, whoever recites the Śatarudriya—at that pīṭha, his enemies quickly go to ruin.

Word by Word

• शत्रुलोकविनाशाय: for the destruction of the enemies’ host
• शत्रुलोकविनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु + लोक + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-परम्परा (शत्रूणां लोकस्य विनाशः) — ‘for the destruction of the enemies’ host’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शतरुद्रियम्: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• शतरुद्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ग्रन्थ/स्तोत्रनाम

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पीठे: seat/sacred place
• पीठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अरयः: enemies
• अरयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘immediately’)

• गच्छन्ति: go/meet
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• संक्षयम्: destruction
• संक्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: pitha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at a stone pīṭha reciting Śatarudriya; behind him a fierce yet benevolent Rudra aura—trident, crescent moon, serpents—while shadowy enemy figures dissolve into dust, symbolizing ‘saṃkṣaya’.

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudriya
• Rudra
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva mantra (Rudra-hymn) practiced at a sanctified site is portrayed as a powerful dharmic means to overcome hostility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pīṭha of Adhyāya 36, emphasized as granting swift protective and victorious outcomes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa/recitation of the Śatarudriya for the purpose of destroying hostile forces.