Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

महापद्मादिकं दिव्यं निधिरत्नं स्वदस्य च । छत्रं मे वारुणं गेहे कांचनस्रावि तिष्ठति

Transliteration

mahāpadmādikaṃ divyaṃ nidhiratnaṃ svadasya ca | chatraṃ me vāruṇaṃ gehe kāṃcanasrāvi tiṣṭhati

Translation

«في بيتي كنزٌ إلهيّ من الجواهر يبدأ بـ«مهابادما» وما يتلوه، ومعه ثروتي الخاصة أيضًا؛ وهناك كذلك يثبت مظلّتي الملكية الشبيهة بمظلّة فارونا، كأنّ الذهب ينساب منها انسيابًا.»

Word by Word

• महापद्म-आदिकम्: beginning with (the treasure) Mahāpadma etc.
• महापद्म-आदिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-पद्म-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘beginning with Mahāpadma’ qualifying निधिरत्नम्

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying निधिरत्नम्

• निधिरत्नम्: a treasure (jewel/hoard)
• निधिरत्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—possessed/listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘treasure-jewel/treasure’

• स्वदस्य: of (one’s) own / (text-uncertain)
• स्वदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; reading uncertain; likely intended ‘स्वस्य’ (of one’s own) or ‘स्वदस्य’ as a proper/epithet

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• छत्रम्: umbrella; parasol
• छत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; enclitic genitive

• वारुणम्: belonging to Varuṇa
• वारुणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘of Varuṇa’ qualifying छत्रम्

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• काञ्चन-स्रावि: gold-dripping; golden-flowing
• काञ्चन-स्रावि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन-स्राविन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective ‘oozing gold/golden-flowing’ qualifying छत्रम्

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimisharanya; the verse itself voices a character’s boast of prosperity within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Varuna

FAQs

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

The verse highlights opulence—treasures, gems, and royal insignia—serving as a narrative contrast to the Shaiva teaching that lasting fulfillment arises from devotion to Pati (Shiva), not from artha. Such prosperity can become a cause of pride and bondage (pāśa) unless subordinated to dharma and bhakti.

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

By emphasizing worldly grandeur, the text implicitly points to the superiority of Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā) as the true refuge: external symbols of sovereignty (like a royal parasol) are temporary, whereas surrender to Shiva through Linga worship purifies the soul and leads toward grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to convert prosperity into worship: offer what one has to Shiva through daily Linga-pūjā, recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate humility (amanitva). If practicing externally, maintain Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and japa as reminders that wealth is impermanent.