Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततो रुद्रेश्वरंनाम सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा च सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tato rudreśvaraṃnāma sarvapātakanāśanam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā ca sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

C’est pourquoi on l’appelle Rudreśvara, celui qui détruit tous les péchés. Qui le voit et l’honore par le culte obtient l’accomplissement de tous ses vœux.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्): 'ततः' = 'तदनन्तरम्/thereafter'

• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Rudreśvara
• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: 'रुद्रस्य ईश्वरः'

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (नामनिर्देशक/particle: 'named')

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्' (qualifies 'रुद्रेश्वरम्')

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), अव्ययभाव: 'having seen'

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), अव्ययभाव: 'having worshipped'

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

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'all' (qualifies 'कामान्')

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; फलवचनम् (would obtain/should obtain)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims behold the Rudreśvara liṅga, then worship with offerings; a subtle aura indicates sin-destruction; devotees’ faces show relief and fulfilled vows.

Characters & Entities

• Rudreśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and pūjā performed with faith at a Śiva tīrtha are presented as both purifying (sin-removing) and goal-fulfilling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudreśvara, a sin-destroying Śiva site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

See (darśana) and worship (pūjā) Rudreśvara to obtain purification and desired fruits.