Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

मया स नोदितस्तत्र पुरोधाः कृतवांस्तदा । सुमंगलं च यत्कर्म प्रस्तावसदृशम्मुने

Transliteration

mayā sa noditastatra purodhāḥ kṛtavāṃstadā | sumaṃgalaṃ ca yatkarma prastāvasadṛśammune

Translation

أيها الحكيم، في ذلك الحين حثثتُه هناك، فقام كاهن الأسرة بفرحٍ بإجراء الطقس المبارك، مؤديًا العمل المقدّس على الوجه المطابق لما يقتضيه المقام.

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negative particle (निषेध-निपात)

• uditaḥ: was urged/instigated
• uditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud+ī (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• purodhāḥ: the priest
• purodhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purodhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtavān: did/performed
• kṛtavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (कृत्: क्तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• su-maṅgalam: very auspicious
• su-maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su+maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: su+maṅgala (कर्मधारय/उपपद-पूर्वपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• karma: act/ritual
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prastāva-sadṛśam: appropriate to the occasion
• prastāva-sadṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prastāva+sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: prastāva+sadṛśa (तत्पुरुष)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic alignment: when an act is performed as befits the occasion and with auspicious intent, it supports inner purity and prepares the devotee for Shiva-oriented devotion and grace.

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

Though it speaks generally of an auspicious rite, the Parvati-khanda context upholds orderly, sanctified action as a foundation for Saguna Shiva worship—where correct intention and proper observance strengthen bhakti and receptivity to Shiva’s anugraha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to perform Shiva-related worship “as suited to the occasion” (yathā-prastāva/yathā-vidhi)—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple, auspicious observances with purity and right procedure.