Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

योभिषेकस्य समये रामनाथस्य शूलिनः । रुद्राध्यायं च चमकं तथा पुरुषसूक्तकम्

Transliteration

yobhiṣekasya samaye rāmanāthasya śūlinaḥ | rudrādhyāyaṃ ca camakaṃ tathā puruṣasūktakam

Translation

Quiconque, au moment de l’abhiṣeka de Rāmanātha, le Seigneur au trident, récite le Rudrādhyāya, le Camaka, ainsi que le Puruṣa Sūkta…

Word by Word

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

• अभिषेकस्य: of the anointing (abhiṣeka)
• अभिषेकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समये: at the time
• समये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रामनाथस्य: of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (रुद्रस्य/शिवस्य)

• रुद्राध्यायम्: the Rudra chapter (Rudrādhyāya)
• रुद्राध्यायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य अध्यायः)

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

• चमकम्: the Camaka (hymn section)
• चमकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb/conjunctive)

• पुरुषसूक्तकम्: the Puruṣa-sūkta (hymn)
• पुरुषसूक्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + सूक्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुरुषस्य सूक्तकम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests recite from palm-leaf manuscripts as abhiṣeka waters pour over the liṅga; the Rudrādhyāya’s rhythm is shown as concentric ripples; the Puruṣa Sūkta evokes a cosmic form faintly behind the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Rudrādhyāya
• Camaka
• Puruṣasūkta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual worship becomes especially potent when joined to Vedic recitation offered with reverence to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara at Setu (Rāmeśvaram), in the context of liṅga abhiṣeka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of Rudrādhyāya (Śrī Rudram), Camaka, and Puruṣa Sūkta during abhiṣeka.