Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 143
यश्च तं पितरं रुद्रं त्यक्त्वा मातरमं बिकाम् । वर्ततेऽसौ स्वपितरं त्यक्तोदपितृपिंडकः । यस्य रुद्रस्य माहात्म्यं शतरूद्रीयमुत्तमम्
yaśca taṃ pitaraṃ rudraṃ tyaktvā mātaramaṃ bikām | vartate'sau svapitaraṃ tyaktodapitṛpiṃḍakaḥ | yasya rudrasya māhātmyaṃ śatarūdrīyamuttamam
யார் தந்தை ருத்ரனையும் தாய் அம்பிகையையும் விட்டு நடக்கிறாரோ, அவர் தம் தந்தையையே கைவிட்டவர்போல், பித்ருக்களுக்கு பிண்ட-தர்ப்பணம் செய்யாதவராவார். அந்த ருத்ரரின் மகிமையை உத்தம ‘சதருத்ரீயம்’ அறிவிக்கிறது.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)
Scene: A didactic scene: a sage/narrator warns devotees that abandoning Rudra and Ambikā is like becoming ‘fatherless’ and neglecting ancestral offerings; in the background, a Vedic recitation of Śatarudrīya is implied with ritual implements (kuśa, water-pot).
FAQs
Rejecting Rudra and Ambikā is portrayed as severing oneself from one’s very spiritual lineage; Śiva-bhakti is aligned with Vedic authority (Śatarudrīya).
No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes theological and dharmic legitimacy of Rudra worship.
It alludes to pitṛ-tarpaṇa/piṇḍa offerings as a dharmic duty, using it as an analogy for neglecting Śiva.