Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
ततः प्रभृति ते जाता रुद्रा एकादशैव तु । संख्यया देवदेवस्य महेश्वरवपुर्धराः
tataḥ prabhṛti te jātā rudrā ekādaśaiva tu | saṃkhyayā devadevasya maheśvaravapurdharāḥ
ततः प्रभृति देवदेवस्य महेश्वरस्य वपुर्धराः। संख्यया एकादश रुद्राः ते जाता इति कीर्त्यन्ते॥
Sūta (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary tableau of eleven Rudras arising—each three-eyed, bearing Śiva’s marks—standing as a unified host, all sharing Maheśvara’s form and radiance.
FAQs
Śiva’s power is expressed through multiple Rudra manifestations, indicating the many accessible forms of the one Maheśvara.
The broader passage belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse focuses on the theological origin/number of Rudras rather than a named site.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it provides doctrinal background (eleven Rudras as Maheśvara-forms).
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