Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदोऽमूल्यरत्नानि विशिष्टं रत्ननूपुरम् । हिमालयो हि दिव्यानि भूषणान्यंशुकानि च

Transliteration

kṣīrodo'mūlyaratnāni viśiṣṭaṃ ratnanūpuram | himālayo hi divyāni bhūṣaṇānyaṃśukāni ca

Translation

Der Milchozean brachte unschätzbare Edelsteine dar und ein vortreffliches Paar juwelenbesetzter Fußspangen; und der Himalaya, wahrlich, überreichte ebenso göttlichen Schmuck und prächtige Gewänder.

Word by Word

• kṣīrodaḥ: the Milk-ocean
• kṣīrodaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīroda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• amūlya-ratnāni: priceless gems
• amūlya-ratnāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amūlya (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• viśiṣṭam: excellent/special
• viśiṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśiṣṭa (कृदन्त; √śiṣ/√śās with vi-; past participle)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• ratna-nūpuram: a jeweled anklet
• ratna-nūpuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + nūpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• himālayaḥ: Himālaya
• himālayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal sense

• divyāni: divine
• divyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments
• bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṃśukāni: garments/cloths
• aṃśukāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya
• Ocean of Milk

FAQs

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

It highlights how even the greatest cosmic powers—like the Ocean of Milk and Himavat—offer their finest treasures in sacred contexts, implying that all prosperity ultimately becomes meaningful when dedicated to Shiva’s divine purpose and dharma.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion, where tangible offerings (ornaments, garments, gems) express reverence. In Shiva Purana’s devotional frame, such offerings symbolize surrender of worldly value to the Lord, supporting outward worship that matures into inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is the principle of arpaṇa (dedication): offer one’s best—flowers, cloth, or simple items—during Shiva-puja while remembering the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner offering beyond material wealth.