Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

वेदवेदांगवित्प्राज्ञो वेदान्तादिषु दक्षिणः । राजमान्योऽथ बहुधा वदान्यः कीर्तिभाजनः

Transliteration

vedavedāṃgavitprājño vedāntādiṣu dakṣiṇaḥ | rājamānyo'tha bahudhā vadānyaḥ kīrtibhājanaḥ

Translation

Er war ein weiser Kenner der Veden und ihrer Hilfswissenschaften, bewandert in Vedānta und verwandten Disziplinen. Von Königen geehrt, war er in vielerlei Hinsicht großzügig und wurde zu einem Gefäß des guten Rufes.

Word by Word

• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-वित्-प्राज्ञः: wise, knower of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-वित्-प्राज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त) + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• वेदान्त-आदिषु: in Vedānta and other (śāstras)
• वेदान्त-आदिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्तः (वेदान्तादि = वेदान्त-प्रभृतिषु)

• दक्षिणः: skilled, capable
• दक्षिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राज-मान्यः: honoured by kings
• राज-मान्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञा मान्यः/राजमान्यः)

• अथ: then, and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (then/and)

• बहुधा: in many ways, greatly
• बहुधा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वदान्यः: generous
• वदान्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कीर्ति-भाजनः: a recipient/holder of fame
• कीर्ति-भाजनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कीर्तेः भाजनः = पात्रम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises the Shaiva ideal of harmonizing right knowledge (Veda–Vedānta) with right conduct (generosity and honourable living), showing that true merit ripens into good fame and supports the soul’s onward movement toward Shiva’s grace.

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

In the Shiva Purana, learning and Vedāntic discernment are meant to culminate in devotion to Saguna Shiva (Linga-worship) as a disciplined, dharmic life that makes one fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies disciplined study and dharmic charity; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair daily Shiva-pūjā with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and acts of dāna (giving) done in a sattvic spirit.