Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

शतरुद्राभिषेकेण शतायुर्जायते नरः । अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः शिवस्य दयितो भवेत्

Transliteration

śatarudrābhiṣekeṇa śatāyurjāyate naraḥ | aśeṣapāpanirmuktaḥ śivasya dayito bhavet

Translation

شترُدر اَبھِشیک کرنے سے انسان سو برس کی عمر پاتا ہے؛ تمام گناہوں سے پاک ہو کر وہ شِو کا محبوب بن جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• शतरुद्राभिषेकेण: by the Śatarudra-abhisheka
• शतरुद्राभिषेकेण: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + रुद्र + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शतरुद्रस्य अभिषेकः)

• शतायुः: hundred-lived (living 100 years)
• शतायुः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (‘शतं आयुः यस्य’) = having a hundred-year lifespan

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• अशेषपापनिर्मुक्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष + पाप + निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; निर् + √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘निर्मुक्त’ = freed; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘अशेषेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः’)

• शिवस्य: of Shiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दयितः: beloved
• दयितः: कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mahāmuni (to the King) (contextual attribution within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śatarudrābhiṣeka (rite)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Grand Śatarudra abhiṣeka: multiple priests chanting Namaka-Camaka, rows of kalashas, continuous streams over a black stone liṅga; the devotee is shown with a halo of longevity (100 lamps) and a garland signifying Śiva’s favor.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śatarudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intensive Rudra worship (Śatarudra) is portrayed as a powerful purifier that brings both worldly stability (longevity) and divine intimacy (Śiva’s favor).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse glorifies the Śatarudra rite as a universal Shaiva observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śatarudra abhiṣeka—ritual bathing of Śiva accompanied by Śatarudrīya/Rudra recitation.