Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शंभुर्गिरिजा च मुदान्विता । महोत्सवं समागम्य ददर्श तनयं मुदा

Transliteration

etasminnantare śaṃbhurgirijā ca mudānvitā | mahotsavaṃ samāgamya dadarśa tanayaṃ mudā

Translation

Meanwhile, Śambhu and Girijā, filled with joy, arrived at the great festival and, with delight, beheld their son.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• अन्तरे: in the interval/meanwhile
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• मुदा-अन्विता: accompanied by joy
• मुदा-अन्विता: विशेषण (of Girijā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (धातु) उपसर्गः अनु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणम् (past participle)

• महोत्सवम्: the great festival
• महोत्सवम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः

• समागम्य: having arrived
• समागम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावः (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तनयम्: the son
• तनयम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण (करणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; भावे करणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights darśana as grace: the auspicious meeting with Śiva and Pārvatī culminates in joyful recognition of the divine son, showing how the Lord’s presence turns worldly gatherings into spiritually charged moments of blessing.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śambhu with Girijā—accessible through loving relationship and presence. In Shaiva practice, such narrative darśana supports Linga-worship by teaching that the formless is compassionately approached through tangible, devotional forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate joyful remembrance (smaraṇa) and seek darśana through pūjā—especially offering to Śiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—approaching worship in a festival spirit of purity and gladness.