Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

नीलरुद्रैः समोपेतान्प्राणरुद्रांस्तथापरान् । नवरुद्रांश्च क्षुरिकानाद्यस्तत्र प्रकीर्तयेत्

Transliteration

nīlarudraiḥ samopetānprāṇarudrāṃstathāparān | navarudrāṃśca kṣurikānādyastatra prakīrtayet

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ രുദ്രസ്തോത്രങ്ങളെ പ്രഘോഷിക്കണം—നീലരുദ്രങ്ങൾ, പ്രാണരുദ്രങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയും മറ്റു രൂപങ്ങളും സഹിതം; അവിടെ ആദ്യത്തിൽ തുടങ്ങി നവരുദ്രങ്ങളും ‘ക്ഷുരികാ’ സ്തോത്രവും പാരായണം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• नीलरुद्रैः: with the Nīla-Rudras
• नीलरुद्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नीलाः रुद्राः’

• समोपेतान्: accompanied/associated (with)
• समोपेतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उप + इत (कृदन्त, √इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• प्राणरुद्रान्: the Prāṇa-Rudras
• प्राणरुद्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘प्राणसम्बद्धाः रुद्राः’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• अपरान्: others/additional
• अपरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• नवरुद्रान्: the nine Rudras
• नवरुद्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; द्विगुः—‘नव (संख्या) + रुद्राः’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• क्षुरिकान्: Kṣurikā (named chants/texts)
• क्षुरिकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• आद्यः: the first/leading one
• आद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• प्रकीर्तयेत्: should recite/proclaim
• प्रकीर्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (ritual instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely narrator to listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests recite Rudra-hymns in sequence; the air feels charged yet controlled. A symbolic blue-throated Rudra (Nīlarudra) is suggested through iconographic motifs (blue hue at throat, trident emblem), while the patron remains steady, indicating that fierce mantra-energy is harnessed for purification.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Nīlarudra
• Prāṇarudra
• Navarudra
• Kṣurikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rudra-centered recitations are presented as a powerful means of pacification and purification, aligning the devotee with Śaiva protective energies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya’s rite-description; the immediate verse emphasizes the liturgy rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Systematic recitation of multiple Rudra sets (Nīlarudra, Prāṇarudra, Navarudra) and the Kṣurikā text as part of the śānti/śuddhi procedure.