Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

रुद्रलोके वसेत्तावद्यावदक्षरमन्वितम्

Transliteration

rudraloke vasettāvadyāvadakṣaramanvitam

Translation

เขาย่อมพำนักในโลกของพระรุทระตราบเท่าที่บุญแห่งอักษรศักดิ์สิทธิ์อันไม่เสื่อมสูญนั้นยังประกอบอยู่กับตน

Word by Word

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसेत्: would dwell/should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kala/Avadhi (Duration/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (extent marker: 'so long')

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kala/Avadhi (Duration/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत्-संबन्ध (correlative: 'as long as')

• अक्षरमन्वितम्: endowed with syllables/letters
• अक्षरमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षर + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate Revā Khaṇḍa discourse style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene vision of Rudra-loka: luminous Śiva realm with ash-white radiance; the devotee’s subtle body approaches, held by a glowing syllable/akṣara as a talisman of merit.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva
• Rudraloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-linked merit is portrayed as enduring and capable of granting residence in Śiva’s realm for as long as that imperishable spiritual potency lasts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā-māhātmya), praising merit connected to the Revā sacred geography, though this verse highlights Rudraloka as the fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this single line; it functions as a phala-śruti tying spiritual practice (often mantra/japa in context) to Rudraloka residence.