Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City

Devanagari script

कौबेरमैन्दवं सौर्यमाग्नेयं याम्यमेव च । कारयामास वायव्यमधिकारं स्वशक्तितः

Transliteration

kauberamaindavaṃ sauryamāgneyaṃ yāmyameva ca | kārayāmāsa vāyavyamadhikāraṃ svaśaktitaḥ

Translation

وبقوّته الإلهية الخاصة أقامَ مناصبَ السلطان: منصبَ كُوبيرا، وإندرا، وسوريا (الشمس)، وأغني، ويَما، وكذلك سيادةَ فايُو؛ فرتّب قوى الجهات لتؤدّي وظائفها على وجهها.

Word by Word

• कौबेरम्: pertaining to Kubera
• कौबेरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौबेर (प्रातिपदिक; कुबेर-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अधिकारम् इति)

• ऐन्दवम्: lunar / of Soma
• ऐन्दवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्दव (प्रातिपदिक; इन्दु/सोम-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सौर्यम्: solar / of Surya
• सौर्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौर्य (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आग्नेयम्: fiery / of Agni
• आग्नेयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• याम्यम्: of Yama
• याम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक; यम-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: indeed/just)

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

• कारयामास: assigned / caused (to be done)
• कारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: caused to be done/assigned)

• वायव्यम्: of Vayu
• वायव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक; वायु-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अधिकारम्: authority/office
• अधिकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्व-शक्तितः: by his own power
• स्व-शक्तितः: Hetu/Instrumental-cause (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य शक्तिः) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ (ablative sense: from/by means of)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it enumerates cosmic offices (lokapāla/adhikāra) and their functioning ‘by power’—readable in Siddhānta as ultimately grounded in Īśvara’s (Śiva’s) niyati and śakti, even when temporarily commandeered in narrative conflict.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Indra
• Surya
• Agni
• Yama
• Vayu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose Śakti empowers all cosmic offices. The directional deities function as instruments of his will, showing that worldly power is subordinate to the divine source.

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

The Liṅga signifies the one Lord behind all manifested forces. This verse supports Saguna worship by recognizing Shiva as the personal governor who assigns and sustains the powers of Indra, Agni, Yama, Vāyu, and others.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler of all directions (dikpati-niyantā) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bhasma (tripuṇḍra) remembrance that all authorities operate only by his śakti.