Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तत्रायं यजुषां मध्ये ब्रह्मणो दक्षिणान्मुखात् । अशेषोपनिषत्सारो रुद्राध्यायः समुद्गतः

Transliteration

tatrāyaṃ yajuṣāṃ madhye brahmaṇo dakṣiṇānmukhāt | aśeṣopaniṣatsāro rudrādhyāyaḥ samudgataḥ

Translation

Doon, sa loob ng Yajurveda, mula sa timog na mukha ni Brahmā, sumibol ang Rudrādhyāya na ito—ang pinakadalisay na diwa ng lahat ng Upaniṣad, na walang natitira.

Word by Word

• tatra: there, in that context
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yajuṣām: of the Yajus (Yajur-veda texts)
• yajuṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• madhye: in the middle/among
• madhye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (अधिकरण)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• dakṣiṇāt: from the right (side)
• dakṣiṇāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; दिशावाचक विशेषण (ablative)

• mukhāt: from the mouth/face
• mukhāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• aśeṣopaniṣatsāraḥ: the essence of all Upaniṣads
• aśeṣopaniṣatsāraḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + upaniṣad (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अशेषाणां उपनिषदां सारः)

• rudrādhyāyaḥ: the Rudra-chapter
• rudrādhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य अध्यायः)

• samudgataḥ: arisen, emerged
• samudgataḥ: Predicate (State/गुणवचन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-√gam (गम् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘समुद्गतः’ = arisen/emerged

Speaker

Muni (continuing instruction to the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā’s southern face (dakṣiṇa-mukha) emitting a stream of sacred syllables that condense into the Rudrādhyāya; sages receive it as a luminous manuscript labeled ‘Yajus’; subtle Upaniṣadic symbols (lamp, inner lotus).

Characters & Entities

• Yajurveda
• Brahmā
• Rudrādhyāya
• Upaniṣads

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva revelation is integrated with Vedic tradition; Rudrādhyāya is elevated as the Upaniṣadic essence within the Yajurveda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy place is referenced; the verse discusses textual lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is given; it implies the sanctity of Rudrādhyāya recitation as Vedic.