Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 199
नातः परं पुण्यतमं किंचिदस्ति महाफलम् । सर्ववेदरहस्यं च सूर्येणोक्तमिदं मम
nātaḥ paraṃ puṇyatamaṃ kiṃcidasti mahāphalam | sarvavedarahasyaṃ ca sūryeṇoktamidaṃ mama
ไม่มีสิ่งใดประเสริฐยิ่งกว่านี้ในบุญกุศล และไม่มีสิ่งใดให้ผลยิ่งใหญ่กว่านี้ นี่คือแก่นลับแห่งพระเวททั้งปวง ซึ่งพระสุริยเทพได้ตรัสแก่ข้าพเจ้า
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); internal reference indicates a teaching received from Sūrya
Scene: A luminous Sūrya instructs the narrator in a radiant chariot-like aura; the Śatarudrīya is shown as a glowing manuscript/śruti stream, symbolizing ‘sarvaveda-rahasya’.
FAQs
Śatarudrīya-centered Śiva devotion is portrayed as Veda-sāra (the essence of the Vedas) and a supreme source of merit.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies the teaching and its spiritual potency.
Not a detailed ritual; it elevates the practice (Śatarudrīya recitation) as supremely meritorious.