Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

कुमाराद्भुतचरितवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Wondrous Deeds

Devanagari script

पार्वतीनन्दनस्स्कन्दः परमेकः परंतपः । परमात्माऽत्मदस्स्वामी सतां च शरणार्थिनाम्

Transliteration

pārvatīnandanasskandaḥ paramekaḥ paraṃtapaḥ | paramātmā'tmadassvāmī satāṃ ca śaraṇārthinām

Translation

Skanda, the beloved son of Pārvatī, is the supreme One and the mighty subduer. He is the Paramātman, the giver of the Self’s grace, and the Lord of the virtuous—especially of those who seek refuge.

Word by Word

• पार्वती-नन्दनः: son of Pārvatī
• पार्वती-नन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्वत्याः नन्दनः)

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परम-एकः: supremely one
• परम-एकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः चासौ एकः)

• परम्-तपः: greatly austere; mighty in penance
• परम्-तपः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम् (प्रातिपदिक) + तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (परं तपः यस्य)

• परम-आत्मा: Supreme Self
• परम-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः आत्मा)

• आत्म-दः: giver of the self; bestower of soul
• आत्म-दः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मानं ददाति इति)

• स्वामी: lord
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शरण-अर्थिनाम्: of those seeking refuge
• शरण-अर्थिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शरणस्य अर्थिनः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पार्वतीनन्दनस्स्कन्दः परमेकः परंतपः । परमात्माऽत्मदस्स्वामी सतां च शरणार्थिनाम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Skanda

FAQs

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

It declares Skanda as a manifestation of supreme lordship who protects devotees; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation is secured by the Lord’s grace when one takes refuge (śaraṇa) with sincere devotion.

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

By praising Skanda as Paramātman and “Lord of those seeking refuge,” the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the divine through a gracious, personal form—just as Linga-worship is a concrete focus for surrender to Shiva’s saving power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): worship with devotion, repeat Shiva’s Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate inward surrender, seeking the Lord’s grace as the true giver of realization.