Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

अतस्तव कुमारोऽयं रुद्रजाप्यानुभावतः । मृत्योर्भयं समुत्तीर्य सुखी जातोऽयुतं समाः

Transliteration

atastava kumāro'yaṃ rudrajāpyānubhāvataḥ | mṛtyorbhayaṃ samuttīrya sukhī jāto'yutaṃ samāḥ

Translation

ஆகையால் உன் இந்தப் புதல்வன் ருத்ர-ஜபத்தின் வல்லமையால் மரணப் பயத்தைத் தாண்டி, பத்தாயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் இன்பமுற்றான்.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Causal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from that)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kumāraḥ: son
• kumāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Apposition (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rudra-jāpya-anubhāvataḥ: through the power of Rudra-japa
• rudra-jāpya-anubhāvataḥ: Apadana (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + jāpya (प्रातिपदिक) + anubhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘रुद्रस्य जाप्यस्य अनुभावः’ (power/effect of Rudra-japa)

• mṛtyoḥ: of death
• mṛtyoḥ: Sambandha (Related/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samuttīrya: having overcome
• samuttīrya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), उपसर्ग ‘सम्-उत्-’; ‘समुत्तीर्य’ = having crossed over/overcome

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jātaḥ: has become
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + ta (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘जात’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ayutam: ten thousand
• ayutam: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (ten thousand)

• samāḥ: years
• samāḥ: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

Speaker

Vīrabhadra (continuation of direct address)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) and the concerned parents (implied by ‘your son’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A protected child/son stands serene while a luminous Rudra-mantra aura surrounds him; the shadow of Death recedes. The speaker points to the son, declaring the power of Rudra-japa and the ten-thousand-year happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Mṛtyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rudra-japa grants fearlessness and well-being, portraying Śiva-bhakti as victory over death’s terror.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the glorification is of Rudra-japa itself as a salvific practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-japa (repetition of Rudra’s name/mantra) is identified as the efficacious practice.