Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

रुद्राध्याय जपं सम्यक्कुर्वंतु विमलाशयाः । तेषां जपानुभावेन सद्यः श्रेयो भविष्यति

Transliteration

rudrādhyāya japaṃ samyakkurvaṃtu vimalāśayāḥ | teṣāṃ japānubhāvena sadyaḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati

Translation

ନିର୍ମଳ ହୃଦୟବାନମାନେ ରୁଦ୍ରାଧ୍ୟାୟ ଜପକୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଭାବେ କରନ୍ତୁ; ସେହି ଜପର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ତାଙ୍କର ପରମ ଶ୍ରେୟ ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• रुद्राध्याय: the Rudra-chapter (Rudrādhyāya)
• रुद्राध्याय: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य अध्यायः)

• जपम्: recitation, japa
• जपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कुर्वन्तु: let them do / may they perform
• कुर्वन्तु: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विमलाशयाः: those of pure intention
• विमलाशयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (विमलः आशयः येषाम्)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• जपानुभावेन: by the power/effect of (their) japa
• जपानुभावेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप + अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जपस्य अनुभावः)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• श्रेयः: the highest good, welfare
• श्रेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be / will occur
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mahāmuni (to the King) (contextual attribution within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A focused group of pure-hearted brāhmaṇas chanting Rudrādhyāya with synchronized hand gestures, kusa grass and water vessel nearby; the air vibrates with mantra as a subtle radiance rises, symbolizing ‘sadyah śreyas’.

Characters & Entities

• Rudrādhyāya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correct practice with purity of intention makes mantra effective; Rudra-japa is presented as a swift path to auspicious welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the focus is on sādhana (japa) rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Rudrādhyāya japa properly (samyak) with a purified mind (vimala-āśaya).