Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 11

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

देवादिप्रार्थनां तां च शिवाज्ञासंकुलां गुरुः । न मेने स कुमारो हि महाहंकारविह्वलः

Transliteration

devādiprārthanāṃ tāṃ ca śivājñāsaṃkulāṃ guruḥ | na mene sa kumāro hi mahāhaṃkāravihvalaḥ

Translation

غير أن ذلك المُعلِّم، الكُمَارَا، لم يقبل تضرّع الآلهة، مع أنه كان مشحونًا بأمر شِيفا؛ إذ اضطرب بعُجبٍ عظيم فلم يُعره اهتمامًا.

Word by Word

• देवादि-प्रार्थनाम्: the request of the gods etc.
• देवादि-प्रार्थनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आदि + प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवादीनां प्रार्थना)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेष्य-प्रार्थनाम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवाज्ञा-संकुलाम्: fraught with Śiva’s command
• शिवाज्ञा-संकुलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-आज्ञा + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आज्ञया संकुला = filled with Śiva’s command)

• गुरुः: the teacher (Bṛhaspati)
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• मेने: considered/accepted
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुमारः: Kumāra
• कुमारः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• महाहंकार-विह्वलः: bewildered by great ego
• महाहंकार-विह्वलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā- + अहंकार + विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महान् अहंकारः येन विह्वलः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Kumara
• Guru

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that even a request backed by divine authority becomes ineffective when the recipient is overwhelmed by ahaṅkāra; Shaiva teaching emphasizes humility and surrender to Śiva as the purifier of ego.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Śiva’s ājñā represents Saguna Śiva’s gracious governance of the world; honoring that command through Linga-bhakti trains the devotee to relinquish ego and align the will with Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a humble sankalpa, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to subdue pride, is the practical takeaway.