Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततो रुद्रेश्वरंनाम सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा च सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tato rudreśvaraṃnāma sarvapātakanāśanam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā ca sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

ஆகையால் இதன் நாமம் ‘ருத்ரேஸ்வர’—அனைத்து பாவங்களையும் அழிப்பவன். இதை தரிசித்து வழிபட்டால் எல்லா விருப்பங்களும் நிறைவேறும்।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्): 'ततः' = 'तदनन्तरम्/thereafter'

• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Rudreśvara
• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: 'रुद्रस्य ईश्वरः'

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (नामनिर्देशक/particle: 'named')

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्' (qualifies 'रुद्रेश्वरम्')

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), अव्ययभाव: 'having seen'

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), अव्ययभाव: 'having worshipped'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination conjunction)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'all' (qualifies 'कामान्')

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; फलवचनम् (would obtain/should obtain)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims behold the Rudreśvara liṅga, then worship with offerings; a subtle aura indicates sin-destruction; devotees’ faces show relief and fulfilled vows.

Characters & Entities

• Rudreśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and pūjā performed with faith at a Śiva tīrtha are presented as both purifying (sin-removing) and goal-fulfilling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudreśvara, a sin-destroying Śiva site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

See (darśana) and worship (pūjā) Rudreśvara to obtain purification and desired fruits.