Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

तन्नाम शुभदं लोके प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं ब्रह्मचर्यप्रदं परम्

Transliteration

tannāma śubhadaṃ loke prasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmacaryapradaṃ param

Translation

ذلك الاسم مُبارَكٌ في العالم ومشهورٌ في العوالم الثلاثة. هو طاهرٌ ذو فضلٍ أسمى، يَمحُو جميعَ الخطايا ويمنح أرفعَ البراهماتشاريا (الطهارة والانضباط والعفّة).

Word by Word

• tat-nāma: that name
• tat-nāma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śubha-dam: bestowing auspiciousness
• śubha-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā धातु, द-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasiddham: well-known
• prasiddham: Pradhāna-pada (प्रधानपद/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-sidh (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective of ‘tat-nāma’

• bhuvana-traye: in the three worlds
• bhuvana-traye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-pāpa-haram: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (√hṛ धातु, हर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• brahmacarya-pradam: granting brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• brahmacarya-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु, प्रद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Hearing/uttering the sacred Name (here, ‘Kumāra/Kārttikeya’ as Śiva-putra) is said to remove sins and confer brahmacarya—interpretable in Siddhānta as purification (mala-kṣaya) and strengthening of sādhana-śuddhi.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied nāma-mahātmyam) ‘Kumāra/Kārttikeya’ nāma—śubhada, sarvapāpahara, brahmacaryaprada.

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims the salvific power of Shiva’s Nāma: remembrance and repetition purify the pashu (bound soul), burn accumulated pāpa, and cultivate the inner discipline that supports liberation-oriented life.

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

Shiva’s Name is treated as a direct, accessible form of Saguna worship: nāma-japa functions like Linga-upāsanā by focusing devotion and awareness on Shiva, making purity and merit arise even without elaborate ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily nāma-japa—especially Panchākṣarī practice such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with vows of self-restraint (brahmacarya), purity of conduct, and steady remembrance.