Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

सद्रत्नयुक्तरुद्राक्षभस्माभरणभूषितैः । नवेन्दुमंडलाकारां चतुरस्रां मनोहराम्

Transliteration

sadratnayuktarudrākṣabhasmābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ | navendumaṃḍalākārāṃ caturasrāṃ manoharām

Translation

Geschmückt mit glückverheißenden Edelsteinen, mit Rudrākṣa-Perlen, mit Bhasma (heiliger Asche) und Schmuck, war es bezaubernd—geformt wie die Scheibe des Neumondes und in einem anmutigen viereckigen Entwurf gestaltet.

Word by Word

• सत्: excellent
• सत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound), 'सत्' = उत्तम/श्रेष्ठ (good/excellent)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• युक्त: joined/with
• युक्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• रुद्राक्ष: rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्ष: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• आभरण: ornaments
• आभरण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• भूषितैः: adorned with
• भूषितैः: Karana (करण/Instrumental)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter)

• नव: new
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• इन्दु: moon
• इन्दु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• मण्डल: disk/orb
• मण्डल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• आकाराम्: having the form (of)
• आकाराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चतुरस्राम्: four-sided
• चतुरस्राम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरस्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनोहराम्: beautiful
• मनोहराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights classical Shaiva marks—Rudrākṣa and bhasma—signifying devotion to Pati (Śiva) and purity through consecrated practice, presenting an auspicious, attractive sacred form that draws the mind toward worship.

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

By describing adornment with Rudrākṣa, bhasma, and ornaments, the text emphasizes Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through visible sacred symbols and consecrated forms, which support reverence for the Liṅga and Śiva’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wear Rudrākṣa with devotion, apply sacred bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a Shaiva mark, and contemplate Śiva’s auspicious form—ideally while remembering the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).