Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

अथवा मम कैलासे पर्वतेंद्रे सदाश्रये । स्थानमिच्छसि वित्तेशपुरीपरिविराजिते

Transliteration

athavā mama kailāse parvateṃdre sadāśraye | sthānamicchasi vitteśapurīparivirājite

Translation

Oder, wenn du eine Wohnstatt auf meinem Kailāsa begehrst—dem König der Berge, der ewigen Zuflucht—der durch die herrliche Stadt des Herrn des Reichtums, Kubera, erstrahlt.

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कैलासे: in Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पर्वत-इन्द्रे: on the lord of mountains
• पर्वत-इन्द्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पर्वतानाम् इन्द्रः = best of mountains)

• सदा-आश्रये: in the ever-sheltering (abode)
• सदा-आश्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सदा आश्रयः यस्मिन्/यत्र)

• स्थानम्: a place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वित्तेश-पुरि-परि-विराजिते: in (the place) splendid all around with Kubera’s city
• वित्तेश-पुरि-परि-विराजिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्तेश (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक) + परि (उपसर्ग) + विराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वित्तेशस्य पुरी; तया परितः विराजिते = adorned all around by Kubera’s city)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s eternal refuge; in Jyotirliṅga imagination, Kedāra is closely tied to the Himalayan Śiva-abode motif (Śiva as Kedāreśvara dwelling in the high Himalaya). This verse is not itself a Kedāra-māhātmya but naturally maps to that sacred geography.

Significance: Darśana in the Himalayan abode symbolism: approaching Śiva as the supreme refuge (sadāśraya) and receiving anugraha through surrender.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kubera
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

The verse presents Kailāsa as Sadāśraya—Shiva’s ever-secure refuge—symbolizing nearness to Pati (Shiva) attained through devotion and grace, where the soul abides under divine protection rather than worldly insecurity.

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

Kailāsa here highlights Saguna Shiva—Shiva with attributes and a divine abode—encouraging personal devotion that matures into steadfast surrender; Linga-worship is a primary Shaiva Siddhānta means to approach this same Lord who grants such proximity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti supported by daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent Shiva-pūjā, performed with inner surrender to seek Shiva’s refuge (āśraya) rather than mere worldly gain.