Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

रौद्रीं परमगायत्रीं शिवोपनिषदं तथा । यथा प्रतिरथं सूक्तं जप्त्वा मृत्युंजयं तथा

Transliteration

raudrīṃ paramagāyatrīṃ śivopaniṣadaṃ tathā | yathā pratirathaṃ sūktaṃ japtvā mṛtyuṃjayaṃ tathā

Translation

అతడు రౌద్రీ, పరమ-గాయత్రీ, శివోపనిషత్తును కూడా జపించాడు; అలాగే ప్రతిరథ-సూక్తాన్ని పఠించి మృత్యుంజయ మంత్రాన్ని కూడా ఉచ్చరించాడు।

Word by Word

• रौद्रीम्: Raudrī (hymn/vidyā)
• रौद्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमगायत्रीम्: the supreme Gāyatrī
• परमगायत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमा गायत्री)

• शिवोपनिषदम्: Śiva-Upaniṣad
• शिवोपनिषदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (उपनिषद्-शब्दः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य उपनिषद्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/illustrative: ‘as/according to’)

• प्रतिरथम्: Pratiratha (name/title)
• प्रतिरथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूक्तम्: hymn (sūkta)
• सूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/अनन्तरक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having recited’

• मृत्युंजयम्: Mṛtyuñjaya (death-conquering mantra/name)
• मृत्युंजयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः जयः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Narrator in the Revā Khaṇḍa (contextual purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs japa with rudrākṣa mālā before a liṅga near a river; a subtle aura of protection surrounds him as storm-cloud hues (Raudrī) contrast with the calm of the water.

Characters & Entities

• Raudrī
• Paramagāyatrī
• Śiva Upaniṣad
• Pratiratha-sūkta
• Mṛtyuñjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-japa centered on Rudra/Śiva—especially Mṛtyuñjaya—is presented as a dharmic means of protection and victory over fear and mortality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape, where Śaiva mantra practice is framed as especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa/recitation of Raudrī, (supreme) Gāyatrī, Śiva-Upaniṣad, Pratiratha-sūkta, and the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra.