Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रुद्राक्षमालया जप्तो मंत्रोऽनंतफलप्रदः । अरुद्राक्षो जपः पुंसां तावन्मात्रफलप्रदः

Transliteration

rudrākṣamālayā japto maṃtro'naṃtaphalapradaḥ | arudrākṣo japaḥ puṃsāṃ tāvanmātraphalapradaḥ

Translation

มนต์ที่สวดภาวนาด้วยมาลารุทรाक्षะ ย่อมประทานผลอันหาที่สุดมิได้ แต่การภาวนาของมนุษย์ที่ปราศจากรุทรाक्षะ ย่อมให้ผลเพียงเท่าที่จำกัดนั้นเท่านั้น

Word by Word

• रुद्राक्षमालया: with a rudrākṣa rosary
• रुद्राक्षमालया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: रुद्राक्षाणां माला

• जप्तः: recited
• जप्तः: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'मन्त्रः' इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• अनन्तफलप्रदः: granting endless results
• अनन्तफलप्रदः: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः: अनन्तं फलम् प्रददाति इति

• अरुद्राक्षः: without rudrākṣa
• अरुद्राक्षः: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- + रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नञ्-समासार्थः (without rudrākṣa)

• जपः: recitation
• जपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पुंसाम्: of men/people
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम्

• तावन्मात्रफलप्रदः: giving only that much result
• तावन्मात्रफलप्रदः: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् + मात्रा + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः: तावन्मात्रं फलम् प्रददाति इति

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on hands moving a rudrākṣa mālā during japa; a faint infinite spiral/light motif rises from the beads to symbolize ‘endless fruit’, while a second figure without mālā appears dimmer to contrast limited fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Rudrākṣa
• Mantra
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma stresses right supports for sādhana: Rudrākṣa mālā is praised as greatly amplifying the spiritual fruit of mantra-japa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on mantra-japa supported by Rudrākṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform mantra-japa using a Rudrākṣa rosary (rudrākṣa-mālā).