Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

जाबालोपनिषद्रीत्या तथा रुद्राक्षधारकः । एवमुग्रं तपश्चक्रे दशसंवत्सरं द्विजः

Transliteration

jābālopaniṣadrītyā tathā rudrākṣadhārakaḥ | evamugraṃ tapaścakre daśasaṃvatsaraṃ dvijaḥ

Translation

ตามข้อบัญญัติแห่งชาบาลอุปนิษัท เขายังสวมลูกประคำรุทรाक्षะด้วย ดังนี้พราหมณ์ผู้เกิดสองครั้งนั้นได้บำเพ็ญตบะอันเข้มข้นตลอดสิบปี

Word by Word

• जाबाल-उपनिषद्-रीत्या: according to the Jābāla Upaniṣad’s rule
• जाबाल-उपनिषद्-रीत्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाबाल (प्रातिपदिक) + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक) + रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘according to the method of the Jābāla Upaniṣad’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘likewise’

• रुद्राक्ष-धारकः: wearer of rudrākṣa
• रुद्राक्ष-धारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + धारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘wearer of rudrākṣa beads’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘thus/in this manner’

• उग्रम्: fierce
• उग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘fierce/terrible’ (qualifying तपः)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘austerity’

• चक्रे: he performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘he did/performed’

• दश-संवत्सरम्: for ten years
• दश-संवत्सरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Duration/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, काल-अव्यय (adverb of duration) — ‘for ten years’

• द्विजः: the twice-born man
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana tapas-kṣetra (Setu sphere)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic, wearing rudrākṣa malas and ash marks, sits in deep meditation; a subtle manuscript/scroll motif hints at ‘Jābāla Upaniṣad’ authority; time is suggested by a ring of ten seasonal cycles around him.

Characters & Entities

• Jābāla Upaniṣad
• Rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture-guided practice (Upaniṣadic injunctions) and sustained tapas prepare the devotee for the highest tīrtha-grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu’s Sarvatīrtha glory is the narrative destination; this verse describes the ascetic groundwork leading to that revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa as per the Jābāla Upaniṣad, and long-duration tapas (ten years).