Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

इत्थं काश्मीरनृपती रुद्राध्यायप्रभावतः । निस्तीर्याशेषदुः खानि कृतार्थोभूत्सपुत्रकः

Transliteration

itthaṃ kāśmīranṛpatī rudrādhyāyaprabhāvataḥ | nistīryāśeṣaduḥ khāni kṛtārthobhūtsaputrakaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లుగా కాశ్మీర నృపతి రుద్రాధ్యాయ ప్రభావముచేత సమస్త దుఃఖాలను దాటి, కుమారునితో కూడ కృతార్థుడయ్యెను।

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• काश्मीर-नृपती: the king of Kashmir
• काश्मीर-नृपती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kāśmīrasya nṛpatiḥ)

• रुद्र-अध्याय-प्रभावतः: due to the power of the Rudra-chapter
• रुद्र-अध्याय-प्रभावतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause)

• निस्तीर्य: having crossed over, having overcome
• निस्तीर्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having crossed/overcome)

• अशेष-दुःखानि: all sorrows, every suffering
• अशेष-दुःखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (aśeṣāni duḥkhāni)

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled, successful
• कृतार्थः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) [कृत (कृ धातु) + अर्थ]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• स-पुत्रकः: together with (his) son
• स-पुत्रकः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक) + पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (with his son)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (chapter narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kashmiri king, serene and relieved of sorrow, stands with his young son before a Śiva emblem or sage, signifying completion of a Rudra-adhyāya observance; the atmosphere is calm, reconciliatory, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśmīra
• King
• Rudrādhyāya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered scriptural recitation (Rudrādhyāya) is presented as a direct means to overcome sorrow and attain life-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśmīra is mentioned as the king’s realm; the verse primarily glorifies the Rudrādhyāya rather than a specific pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Engagement with the Rudrādhyāya (recitation/hearing) is implied as the operative practice yielding the fruits.