Shloka 26

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

चतुर्निगममन्त्रोक्तैराशीर्भिरभिनन्द्य च । समयाद्धंसमारुह्य सर्वेषाञ्च पितामहः

Transliteration

caturnigamamantroktairāśīrbhirabhinandya ca | samayāddhaṃsamāruhya sarveṣāñca pitāmahaḥ

Translation

And then, blessing them with benedictions uttered through the mantras of the four Vedas, the Grandsire of all beings (Brahmā) honored them; at the appointed time, he mounted his swan and departed.

Word by Word

• चतुः: four
• चतुः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective used in compound; (here as first member)

• निगममन्त्रोक्तैः: with (blessings) spoken in Vedic mantras
• निगममन्त्रोक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nigama-mantra-ukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (multi-member): निगम + मन्त्र + उक्त; Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• आशीर्भिः: with blessings
• आशीर्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अभिनन्द्य: having blessed; having congratulated
• अभिनन्द्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-nand (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having congratulated/blessed’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• समयात्: from the appointed time; at the proper time (lit. from time)
• समयात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• हंसम्: the swan
• हंसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having mounted’

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• पितामहः: Grandfather; Brahmā
• पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that dharma is upheld through mantra and right timing: blessings rooted in the Vedas sanctify a sacred encounter, and orderly departure signifies cosmic discipline—supporting a Shaiva view where all auspiciousness ultimately serves devotion to Shiva (Pati) and the soul’s purification.

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

Though Shiva is not named in this line, the Shatarudra context frames Vedic mantra as a valid support for Saguna worship—mantra, blessing, and reverence prepare the devotee for Shiva’s grace, often expressed through Linga-upasana and Rudra-oriented rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is to perform worship with mantra (Vedic or Panchakshara) and observe auspicious time (muhūrta), offering respectful salutations and concluding rites properly—an attitude aligned with disciplined japa and puja.