Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains
आरुरोह कुमारोऽसौ विमानं परमर्द्धिमत् । सर्वतोलंकृतं रम्यं सर्वोपरि विराजितम्
āruroha kumāro'sau vimānaṃ paramarddhimat | sarvatolaṃkṛtaṃ ramyaṃ sarvopari virājitam
সেই কুমার পরম ঐশ্বর্যসম্পন্ন বিমানে আরোহণ করলেন—যা সর্বদিকে অলংকৃত, মনোহর এবং সর্বোপরি উজ্জ্বলভাবে বিরাজমান ছিল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
Kumāra’s ascent to the radiant vimāna symbolizes the soul’s upliftment through Shiva’s grace—when devotion and divine purpose are established, one is “raised” into a higher, luminous state of being.
Though the verse describes Kumāra’s movement, the backdrop of Rudrasaṃhitā is Saguna Shiva’s divine order—devotees worship the Liṅga as Shiva’s accessible form, and the resulting grace manifests as protection, empowerment, and auspicious progress in dharma.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva’s anugraha (grace) with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing ascent from tamas to inner brilliance; optionally support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids to steadiness and purity.