Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्यो विरूपाक्षोऽथ रैवतः । हरश्च बहुरूपश्च त्र्यंबकश्च सुरेश्वरः

Transliteration

ajaikapādahirbudhnyo virūpākṣo'tha raivataḥ | haraśca bahurūpaśca tryaṃbakaśca sureśvaraḥ

Translation

Ajaikapād, Ahirbudhnya, Virūpākṣa, dan Raivata; Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryambaka, dan Sureśvara—mereka ini diumumkan dalam kalangan perwujudan Rudra.

Word by Word

• अजैकपादः: Ajaikapāda (a Rudra name)
• अजैकपादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज + एक + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अजस्य एकः पादः यस्य) इति रूढिनाम

• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Ahirbudhnya (a Rudra name)
• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि + बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (अहिः इव/अहिसंबन्धी बुध्न्यः) इति नाम

• विरूपाक्षः: Virūpākṣa (one with unusual eyes; a Rudra name)
• विरूपाक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + रूप + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (विरूपे अक्षिणी यस्य)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (then/and)

• रैवतः: Raivata (a Rudra name)
• रैवतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva; a Rudra name)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• बहुरूपः: Bahurūpa (many-formed; a Rudra name)
• बहुरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (बहूनि रूपाणि यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• त्र्यंबकः: Tryambaka (three-eyed; a Rudra name)
• त्र्यंबकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रीणि अम्बकानि/नेत्राणि यस्य) इति रूढिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• सुरेश्वरः: Lord of the gods (a Rudra name)
• सुरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya dialogic style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied continuation of the female interlocutor context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of Rudra manifestations around a central liṅga: Ajaikapād with one-footed ascetic symbolism, Ahirbudhnya rising from ocean-depths with serpent motif, Virūpākṣa with distinctive eyes, Raivata with regal bearing, Hara as remover, Bahurūpa shifting forms, Tryambaka three-eyed, Sureśvara as lord of gods; the Somnātha coastline and temple silhouette in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Ajaikapād
• Ahirbudhnya
• Virūpākṣa
• Raivata
• Hara
• Bahurūpa
• Tryambaka
• Sureśvara
• Rudras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s one reality is praised through many Rudra-names, teaching unity behind diverse divine functions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, a celebrated Shaiva landscape where the remembrance of Rudra-forms is auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the devotional act implied is reciting and contemplating Rudra-nāmas.