Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

रुद्रांस्तु विधिवज्जप्त्वा ब्राह्मणो वेदतत्त्ववित् । लिङ्गस्य दक्षिणे पार्श्वे स्थापयेत्कलशं शिवम्

Transliteration

rudrāṃstu vidhivajjaptvā brāhmaṇo vedatattvavit | liṅgasya dakṣiṇe pārśve sthāpayetkalaśaṃ śivam

Translation

രുദ്രമന്ത്രങ്ങൾ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ജപിച്ച ശേഷം, വേദതത്ത്വം അറിയുന്ന ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ വലതുഭാഗത്ത് ശിവകലശം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• रुद्रान्: the Rudras (Rudra-mantras)
• रुद्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb ‘according to rule’)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having recited’

• ब्राह्मणः: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वेदतत्त्ववित्: knower of the truth of the Veda
• वेदतत्त्ववित्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + तत्त्व + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘वेदस्य तत्त्वं वेत्ति’)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: on the right
• दक्षिणे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पार्श्वे’)

• पार्श्वे: at the side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• स्थापयेत्: should place
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• कलशम्: a water-pot
• कलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शिवम्: auspicious; of Śiva
• शिवम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘कलशम्’)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva) (contextual attribution within instruction + phala-śruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśa/Śiva-sthāna at Revā (contextual)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa recites Rudra hymns beside a black stone liṅga; a decorated kalaśa with mango leaves and coconut is placed on the liṅga’s right side; attendants hold bilva leaves and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-japa and ritual worship become fruitful when performed with proper vidhi and scriptural understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it gives a Śaiva ritual instruction within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After Rudra-japa, place a consecrated kalaśa dedicated to Śiva on the right side of the liṅga.