Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

स सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तो रुद्रलोके प्रमोदते । यन्नित्यं यजतो यज्ञैः फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः

Transliteration

sa sarvapāpanirmukto rudraloke pramodate | yannityaṃ yajato yajñaiḥ phalamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

Translation

เขาพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง แล้วรื่นรมย์อยู่ในโลกของรุทระ บัณฑิตกล่าวว่า เขาได้ผลเดียวกับผลแห่งการประกอบยัชญะเป็นนิตย์

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘he’

• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त from नि+मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्तः; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः’)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘रुद्रस्य लोकः’)

• प्रमोदते: rejoices
• प्रमोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; ‘rejoices’

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (that which/whatever)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative): ‘always/constantly’

• यजतः: of the sacrificer
• यजतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज् (धातु) → यजत् (शतृ-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः, पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of the worshipper/sacrificer’

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; परस्मैपद-रूप ‘आहुः’)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचन; ‘they say’

• मनीषिणः: the sages, wise men
• मनीषिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, radiant and purified, stands before the liṅga; above, a vision of Rudra-loka—luminous realm with Śiva’s presence—opens like a celestial gateway.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva devotion is praised as a powerful purifier, granting results comparable to sustained Vedic sacrificial discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights Rudraloka as the posthumous destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit comparison: the merit equals that of performing regular yajñas; the context is liṅga-related worship/establishment.