Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 68

त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”

Devanagari script

समयादिशिकैश्चैव क्रीडास्थानैः पृथक्पृथक् । वेदाध्ययनशालाभिर्विविधाभिः पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

samayādiśikaiścaiva krīḍāsthānaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak | vedādhyayanaśālābhirvividhābhiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

وكانت هناك أيضًا أحياءٌ منفصلة لمعلّمي السلوك القويم والانضباط، وميادينُ للّهو قائمةٌ بذاتها، و—على نحوٍ متميّز عنها—قاعاتٌ متعددة خُصِّصت لتعلّم الفيدا وتلاوتها.

Word by Word

• समयादिशिकैः: by/with time-indicators (time-keepers)
• समयादिशिकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समयादिशिक (प्रातिपदिक; समय+आदिशिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (interpretable as 'time-indicators/announcers')

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• क्रीडास्थानैः: by/with play-grounds
• क्रीडास्थानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडास्थान (प्रातिपदिक; क्रीडा+स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय; adverb

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for emphasis; adverb

• वेदाध्ययनशालाभिः: by/with halls for Veda-study
• वेदाध्ययनशालाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अध्ययन + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• विविधाभिः: various
• विविधाभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; qualifying शालाभिः

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय; adverb

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for emphasis; adverb

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse emphasizes institutions of dharma (samayādiśika) and Vedic learning, portraying a society structured for right conduct and knowledge—conditions for Śiva’s grace in Siddhānta.

Significance: Highlights the merit of śikṣā (discipline) and adhyayana (Veda study) as purifiers; in Śaiva Siddhānta, such preparation supports the paśu’s eligibility for Śiva-dīkṣā and eventual anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights an ordered sacred culture where discipline (samaya), balanced living (recreation), and Vedic learning support purification of the individual soul (paśu) so it may turn toward Shiva (Pati) and liberation.

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

Regular Vedic study and right conduct prepare the mind for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-puja—by cultivating purity, steadiness, and reverence, which are essential supports for devotion and correct ritual practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined daily study/recitation (svādhyāya) alongside regulated conduct; this can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a Shaiva-centered sādhanā.