Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पुनश्च दत्तवानीश आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम् । सर्वोपनिषदां सारं रुद्राध्यायं च दत्तवान्

Transliteration

punaśca dattavānīśa ātmatattvaikasaṃgraham | sarvopaniṣadāṃ sāraṃ rudrādhyāyaṃ ca dattavān

Translation

At muli, ipinagkaloob ng Panginoon ang Rudrādhyāya—isang walang kapantay na buod ng katotohanan ng Sarili, ang pinakadiwa ng lahat ng Upaniṣad.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्तवान्: gave
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्तवत्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम्: the single compendium of Self-truth
• आत्मतत्त्वैकसंग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + तत्त्व + एक + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘आत्मतत्त्वस्य एकः संग्रहः’ (a single compendium of the truth of the Self)

• सर्वोपनिषदाम्: of all the Upaniṣads
• सर्वोपनिषदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वासाम् उपनिषदाम्’ (of all Upaniṣads)

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• रुद्राध्यायम्: the Rudra chapter
• रुद्राध्यायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रुद्रस्य अध्यायः’ (Rudra-chapter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्तवान्: gave
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्तवत्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Muni (continuing instruction to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudrādhyāya (Śrī Rudram/Śatarudrīya) as mantra-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord bestows the Rudrādhyāya as a radiant scripture/mantra-stream; Brahmā receives it reverently; syllables appear as golden waves, suggesting ‘Namah Śivāya’ and Śrī Rudram cadence.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Lord)
• Rudrādhyāya
• Upaniṣads

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Rudrādhyāya is praised as a concentrated teaching of Self-knowledge and the Upaniṣadic core.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the glorification is of scripture and Śiva’s revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, reverent study/recitation of the Rudrādhyāya is valued, though no explicit procedure is stated.