Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

इत्थं काश्मीरनृपती रुद्राध्यायप्रभावतः । निस्तीर्याशेषदुः खानि कृतार्थोभूत्सपुत्रकः

Transliteration

itthaṃ kāśmīranṛpatī rudrādhyāyaprabhāvataḥ | nistīryāśeṣaduḥ khāni kṛtārthobhūtsaputrakaḥ

Translation

یوں کشمیر کے راجا نے رُدر ادھیائے کے اثر سے تمام دکھوں کو پار کر لیا اور اپنے بیٹے سمیت کِرتارتھ (کامیاب) ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• काश्मीर-नृपती: the king of Kashmir
• काश्मीर-नृपती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kāśmīrasya nṛpatiḥ)

• रुद्र-अध्याय-प्रभावतः: due to the power of the Rudra-chapter
• रुद्र-अध्याय-प्रभावतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause)

• निस्तीर्य: having crossed over, having overcome
• निस्तीर्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√स्तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having crossed/overcome)

• अशेष-दुःखानि: all sorrows, every suffering
• अशेष-दुःखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (aśeṣāni duḥkhāni)

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled, successful
• कृतार्थः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) [कृत (कृ धातु) + अर्थ]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• स-पुत्रकः: together with (his) son
• स-पुत्रकः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक) + पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (with his son)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (chapter narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kashmiri king, serene and relieved of sorrow, stands with his young son before a Śiva emblem or sage, signifying completion of a Rudra-adhyāya observance; the atmosphere is calm, reconciliatory, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśmīra
• King
• Rudrādhyāya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered scriptural recitation (Rudrādhyāya) is presented as a direct means to overcome sorrow and attain life-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśmīra is mentioned as the king’s realm; the verse primarily glorifies the Rudrādhyāya rather than a specific pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Engagement with the Rudrādhyāya (recitation/hearing) is implied as the operative practice yielding the fruits.