Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 73

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

विष्ण्वादीनां समस्तानां देवानां मुनिसत्तम । अभूदकस्मात्परम आनन्दः परमोत्सवः

Transliteration

viṣṇvādīnāṃ samastānāṃ devānāṃ munisattama | abhūdakasmātparama ānandaḥ paramotsavaḥ

Translation

হে মুনিশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, বিষ্ণু আদি সকলো দেৱতাৰ মাজত হঠাৎ পৰমানন্দ আৰু পৰমোৎসৱৰ উল্লাস জাগিল।

Word by Word

• विष्णु-आदीनाम्: of Viṣṇu and others
• विष्णु-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'Viṣṇu and others'; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• समस्तानाम्: of all; of the entire (group)
• समस्तानाम्: विशेषण (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural); विशेषण (of विष्ण्वादीनाम्/देवानाम्)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ (appositional): 'best of sages'; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• अभूत्: became; arose
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada)

• अकस्मात्: suddenly
• अकस्मात्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अकस्मात् (अव्यय)
• Form: आकस्मिकत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb): 'suddenly'

• परमः: supreme; great
• परमः: विशेषण (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); विशेषण (of आनन्दः)

• आनन्दः: joy; bliss
• आनन्दः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• परम-उत्सवः: a great festival
• परम-उत्सवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive): 'supreme festival'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that true, “supreme” joy (parama ānanda) arises suddenly by divine auspiciousness—classically understood in Shaiva thought as Shiva’s grace (anugraha) uplifting even the devas into a state of celebratory clarity and harmony.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, such collective rejoicing of the devas typically follows the manifestation of Shiva’s auspicious presence or the success of a Shiva-centered purpose; this aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where the Linga is revered as the accessible sign of Shiva’s beneficent power that generates peace and joy in the worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate Shiva-oriented devotion that yields inner “utsava” (uplift): daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm mind, and simple Shiva-pūjā (offering water to the Linga) as a practice to invite that higher ananda.