Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

अधीत्याध्ययनार्थं स द्विजैर्मित्रैस्समं ययौ । एकपुत्रेति तन्माता प्रतारयति दीक्षितम्

Transliteration

adhītyādhyayanārthaṃ sa dvijairmitraissamaṃ yayau | ekaputreti tanmātā pratārayati dīkṣitam

Translation

Nachdem er sein Studium vollendet hatte, zog er aus, um weiteres Wissen zu erwerben, zusammen mit seinen brahmanischen Freunden. Doch seine Mutter, im Gedanken: „Er ist mein einziger Sohn“, versuchte, den Geweihten (Dīkṣita) vom Aufbruch abzuhalten.

Word by Word

• adhītya: having studied
• adhītya: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhi+ī (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग-अधि + क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): “having studied”

• adhyayana-artham: for (the purpose of) study
• adhyayana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (purpose: “for the sake of study”)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dvijaiḥ: with the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural: “with/by Brahmins/twice-born”)

• mitraiḥ: with friends
• mitraiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुं), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural: “with friends”)

• samam: together
• samam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्यय (adverb: “together/equally”)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg)

• eka-putra: only son
• eka-putra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/संबोधन-एकवचन (as quoted speech element); कर्मधारय (“only son”)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• tat-mātā: his mother
• tat-mātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“his mother”)

• pratārayati: deceives/misleads
• pratārayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pratār (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg)

• dīkṣitam: the initiated one (the boy)
• dīkṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It contrasts worldly attachment with the vow-like steadiness of one who is dīkṣita: progress in dharma and inner purification often requires moving beyond possessiveness, even when it arises from love.

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

A dīkṣita’s life implies regulated conduct and devotion; such discipline supports steady Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) by weakening distractions born of attachment and strengthening single-pointed practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is dīkṣā-niyama (disciplined observance): maintain daily japa and worship with firmness—such as Panchākṣarī mantra japa—without being diverted by emotional pressure.