Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka
Consecration/Installation
वेदमंत्राभिपूतैश्च सर्वतीर्थोदपूर्णकैः । सद्रत्नकुंभशतकैः स्नापया मास तं मुदा
vedamaṃtrābhipūtaiśca sarvatīrthodapūrṇakaiḥ | sadratnakuṃbhaśatakaiḥ snāpayā māsa taṃ mudā
তাৰপিছত বেদমন্ত্ৰে পবিত্ৰ কৰা, সকলো তীৰ্থজলেৰে পৰিপূৰ্ণ, শুভ ৰত্নালংকৃত শত শত কুম্ভেৰে তেওঁ আনন্দেৰে তেওঁক স্নান কৰালে—মন্ত্ৰশুদ্ধ পূৰ্ণ অভিষেক সম্পন্ন কৰিলে।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: rudram
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights abhiṣeka as a Shaiva act of consecration: when water is sanctified by Vedic mantra and offered with devotion, the rite becomes a means of inner purification and surrender to Pati (Śiva), aligning the worshipper toward grace and liberation.
The verse reflects Saguna worship through ritual bathing (snāna/abhiṣeka), where Śiva is approached in an accessible, worshipful form; the use of tīrtha-water and mantra indicates that external offerings are meant to awaken inward reverence and steady bhakti.
Mantra-suddha abhiṣeka: perform ceremonial bathing with sanctified water while reciting Vedic hymns or the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating the act as focused meditation and devotion rather than mere outward ritual.