Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

रुद्रैकादशभिर्मन्त्रैः स्नापयेत्कलशाम्भसा । पुत्रमाप्नोति राजेन्द्र दीर्घायुषमकल्मषम्

Transliteration

rudraikādaśabhirmantraiḥ snāpayetkalaśāmbhasā | putramāpnoti rājendra dīrghāyuṣamakalmaṣam

Translation

Dengan sebelas mantra Rudra, hendaklah dilakukan pemandian suci (abhiṣeka) menggunakan air dari kalaśa. Wahai raja yang utama, dia memperoleh seorang putera yang panjang umur dan tanpa cela.

Word by Word

• रुद्रैकादशभिः: with the eleven Rudra (mantras)
• रुद्रैकादशभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (‘रुद्राः एकादश येषां मन्त्राणाम्’)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• कलशाम्भसा: with water from the pot
• कलशाम्भसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘कलशस्य अम्भसा’)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: obtains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः’)

• दीर्घायुषम्: long-lived
• दीर्घायुषम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘दीर्घम् आयुः यस्य’)

• अकल्मषम्: sinless; free from impurity
• अकल्मषम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-उपसर्गयुक्त (privative ‘without sin/impurity’)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga sthāna at Revā (contextual)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A liṅga is bathed with a steady stream from a decorated kalaśa; the priest chants eleven Rudra mantras; the king (addressed as rājendra) stands with folded hands; bilva leaves and white flowers surround the pedestal.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Mantra
• Kalaśa
• Rājendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-abhiṣeka with mantra and devotion is presented as a powerful dharmic means for blessings and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse emphasizes ritual efficacy; the broader chapter belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) region but this line does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform abhiṣeka using kalaśa-water while reciting the eleven Rudra-mantras.