Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 200

Devanagari script

वाचा च यत्कृतं पापं मनसा वाप्युपार्जितम् । पापं तन्नाशमायाति कीर्तिते शतरुद्रिये

Transliteration

vācā ca yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ manasā vāpyupārjitam | pāpaṃ tannāśamāyāti kīrtite śatarudriye

Translation

Quelque péché que l’on ait commis par la parole, ou même amassé dans l’esprit, lorsque le Śatarudrīya est récité, ce péché s’en va vers sa destruction.

Word by Word

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• kṛtam: done/committed
• kṛtam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (done/committed)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also
• api: Emphasis (अवधारण/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• upārjitam: acquired/accumulated
• upārjitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa + √arj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acquired)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject-determiner/कर्ता-निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Gati/Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āyāti: goes/comes to
• āyāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kīrtite: when (it is) recited
• kīrtite: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it is recited)

• śatarudriye: in/with the Śatarudrīya
• śatarudriye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatarudriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-आश्रय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dark smoke-like forms labeled as ‘vācika’ and ‘mānasa’ dissolve into clear light as the devotee chants; Śiva’s calm presence signifies purification.

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudrīya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation has purifying power: Śatarudrīya chanting is presented as a potent means for pāpa-nāśa (destruction of sin).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the merit is attached to the act of chanting the Śatarudrīya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana/pāṭha of the Śatarudrīya is prescribed as a purificatory practice.