Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

शतरुद्राभिषेकेण शतायुर्जायते नरः । अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः शिवस्य दयितो भवेत्

Transliteration

śatarudrābhiṣekeṇa śatāyurjāyate naraḥ | aśeṣapāpanirmuktaḥ śivasya dayito bhavet

Translation

Ao realizar o abhiṣeka de Śatarudra, o homem alcança uma vida de cem anos; liberto de todos os pecados, torna-se querido a Śiva.

Word by Word

• शतरुद्राभिषेकेण: by the Śatarudra-abhisheka
• शतरुद्राभिषेकेण: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + रुद्र + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शतरुद्रस्य अभिषेकः)

• शतायुः: hundred-lived (living 100 years)
• शतायुः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (‘शतं आयुः यस्य’) = having a hundred-year lifespan

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष + पाप + निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; निर् + √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘निर्मुक्त’ = freed; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘अशेषेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः’)

• शिवस्य: of Shiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दयितः: beloved
• दयितः: कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śatarudrābhiṣeka (rite)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Grand Śatarudra abhiṣeka: multiple priests chanting Namaka-Camaka, rows of kalashas, continuous streams over a black stone liṅga; the devotee is shown with a halo of longevity (100 lamps) and a garland signifying Śiva’s favor.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śatarudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intensive Rudra worship (Śatarudra) is portrayed as a powerful purifier that brings both worldly stability (longevity) and divine intimacy (Śiva’s favor).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse glorifies the Śatarudra rite as a universal Shaiva observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śatarudra abhiṣeka—ritual bathing of Śiva accompanied by Śatarudrīya/Rudra recitation.