Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्योपरिष्टात्कौमारो लोको हि परमाद्भुतः । सेनानीः शंभुतनयो राजते यत्र सुप्रभः

Transliteration

tasyopariṣṭātkaumāro loko hi paramādbhutaḥ | senānīḥ śaṃbhutanayo rājate yatra suprabhaḥ

Translation

Above that lies the Kaumāra realm, truly most wondrous. There shines the radiant Commander of the divine hosts—Śambhu’s son, Skanda/Kārttikeya.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उपरिष्टात्: above, higher up
• उपरिष्टात्: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरिष्टात् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कौमारः: pertaining to Kumāra (Kārttikeya)
• कौमारः: विशेषण (of ‘लोकः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• लोकः: world, realm
• लोकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/emphasis)

• परम: supremely
• परम: विशेषण (of ‘अद्भुतः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अद्भुतः: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतः: विशेषण (of ‘लोकः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सेनानीः: commander (of the army)
• सेनानीः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ईकारान्त (ī-stem)

• शंभु-तनयः: son of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभु-तनयः: सम्बन्ध/अपादान-सम्बन्ध (son-of relation; apposition to ‘सेनानीः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• राजते: shines, is splendid
• राजते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb of place)

• सुप्रभः: the radiant one
• सुप्रभः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता; of ‘राजते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (used substantively for the person)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: loka-krama: Kaumāra-loka above Vaikuṇṭha; divine military order in higher realms

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It honors a higher divine realm identified with Kumāra (Skanda), portraying how Śiva’s grace manifests as luminous leadership that protects dharma and guides devotees upward toward purity and liberation.

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

Skanda is presented as Śambhu’s son—an expression of Saguna Śiva’s power. Reverence to Skanda ultimately points back to Śiva as Pati (the Lord), whose manifested forms support devotees on the path to Śiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva together with his divine commander (Skanda) while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating courage, discipline, and devotion—qualities symbolized by Senānī Skanda.