Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

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Devanagari script

वरसिंहासनस्थो हि शुशुभेऽतीव कार्तिकः । स्वामिभावं समापन्नो ब्रह्मांडस्यासि पालकः

Transliteration

varasiṃhāsanastho hi śuśubhe'tīva kārtikaḥ | svāmibhāvaṃ samāpanno brahmāṃḍasyāsi pālakaḥ

Translation

Auf einem erhabenen Löwenthron sitzend, erstrahlte Kārtikeya überaus. Da er die Würde eines wahren Herrn erlangt hatte, wurde er zum Beschützer des gesamten Kosmos.

Word by Word

• वरसिंहासनस्थः: seated on an excellent throne
• वरसिंहासनस्थः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-सिंहासन-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: वरं सिंहासनम् (कर्मधारय) + तत्र स्थः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• शुशुभे: shone splendidly
• शुशुभे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: शुभ् (to shine/appear splendid)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• कार्तिकः: Kārttika
• कार्तिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वामिभावम्: the state of lordship
• स्वामिभावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि-भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समास: स्वामिनः भावः (state of being master)

• समापन्नः: having attained
• समापन्नः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आपद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Active/Resultative participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: ‘प्राप्त/उपगत’

• ब्रह्माण्डस्य: of the universe
• ब्रह्माण्डस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: अस् (to be)

• पालकः: protector
• पालकः: Pradhāna-nāma (विधेय/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse presents Kārtikeya’s radiance and enthronement as a sign of Shiva’s grace manifesting as divine governance—spiritual power is shown as protection of dharma and the cosmos, not mere dominion.

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

Kārtikeya’s lordly role is an expression of Saguna Shiva’s order in the world: through Shiva’s manifested power, the universe is safeguarded. Linga-worship honors the transcendent Pati (Shiva) from whom such protective energies arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating protection of dharma; optionally include Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva markers of disciplined, protective devotion.