Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

कामिनीकांतमव्यग्रं कोटिचन्द्राननांबुजम् । कोटिस्मराधिकतनुच्छविं सर्वांगसुंदरम्

Transliteration

kāminīkāṃtamavyagraṃ koṭicandrānanāṃbujam | koṭismarādhikatanucchaviṃ sarvāṃgasuṃdaram

Translation

كان محبوبَ النساء، دائمَ السكينة غيرَ مضطرب؛ ووجهُه اللوتسيّ يشرق كعشرةِ ملايينَ من الأقمار. وبهاءُ جسده يفوقُ بهاءَ كاماتٍ لا تُحصى، وكلُّ عضوٍ فيه بالغُ الجمال—رؤيةٌ مباركةٌ سَغُونَة (ذات صفات) تجذبُ القلبَ إلى التعبّد.

Word by Word

• kāminī-kāntam: beloved of women
• kāminī-kāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāminī (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'beloved of women' (कामिनीनां कान्तम्)

• avyagram: unagitated/calm
• avyagram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; negative prefix

• koṭi-candra-ānana-ambujam: lotus-face like crores of moons
• koṭi-candra-ānana-ambujam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'lotus-like face (bright) as crores of moons' (कोटिचन्द्राणाम् आननम् इव अम्बुजम्)

• koṭi-smara-adhika-tanu-chavim: with bodily splendour surpassing crores of Kāma
• koṭi-smara-adhika-tanu-chavim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + smara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक) + chavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'bodily lustre exceeding crores of Kāmadevas' (कोटिस्मरात् अधिका तनुच्छविः यस्य)

• sarva-aṅga-sundaram: beautiful in every limb
• sarva-aṅga-sundaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sundara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'beautiful in all limbs' (सर्वेषु अङ्गेषु सुन्दरम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kama

FAQs

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

The verse presents an auspicious (saguna) contemplation of the Lord’s beauty and serenity: his unagitated nature points to mastery over the mind, while his overwhelming radiance signifies divine splendor that purifies desire and turns it into bhakti leading toward moksha.

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

It supports saguna-upāsanā (devotional meditation on form and qualities), which in Shaiva practice complements Liṅga worship: the Liṅga embodies the transcendent, while such descriptions steady the devotee’s mind through a personal, lovable vision of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna: visualize Shiva’s moon-like radiant face while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; offer bilva leaves and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as outer supports for inner composure (avyagra) and devotion.