Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

महामहोत्सवस्तत्र बभूव मुनिसत्तम । सर्वे प्रसन्नतां याता विशेषाच्च शिवाशिवौ

Transliteration

mahāmahotsavastatra babhūva munisattama | sarve prasannatāṃ yātā viśeṣācca śivāśivau

Translation

O Bester der Weisen, dort fand ein großes Fest statt. Alle wurden von Freude erfüllt, ganz besonders Śiva und Śivā (Śakti).

Word by Word

• mahā-mahotsavaḥ: a great festival
• mahā-mahotsavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mahotsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• babhūva: occurred/was
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• muni-sattama: O best of sages
• muni-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (munīnām sattamaḥ)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• prasannatām: joy/pleased state
• prasannatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasannatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yātāḥ: attained/went to
• yātāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गत्यर्थे ‘प्राप्ताः’

• viśeṣāt: especially
• viśeṣāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/विशेषे (especially)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• śiva-au: Śiva (the two—Śiva and …)
• śiva-au: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• aśiva-au: (and) Aśivā/Umā (the two)
• aśiva-au: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; ‘अशिव’ = (here) Umā/Śakti as paired with Śiva (dual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how auspicious, dharmic events culminate in universal prasāda (serene joy), with the highest fulfillment seen in the harmony of Shiva and Śivā—Pati and Shakti—whose grace ripples outward to all beings.

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

It supports Saguna devotion by portraying Shiva’s accessible, celebratory presence in the world; such divine “prasannatā” is classically sought through Linga worship, where the devotee prays for Shiva’s pleased, grace-giving aspect.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Shiva-pūjā in a festive, sattvic spirit—offer bilva leaves, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to seek Shiva’s prasāda (pleased grace).