Shloka 53

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशसहस्रं हि रुद्रै कादशकं द्विजाः । षट्सहस्रं च कैलासं शतरुद्रं तदर्द्धकम्

Transliteration

trayodaśasahasraṃ hi rudrai kādaśakaṃ dvijāḥ | ṣaṭsahasraṃ ca kailāsaṃ śatarudraṃ tadarddhakam

Translation

O twice-born sages, the Rudraikādaśa (the elevenfold Rudras) is said to comprise thirteen thousand verses. The Kailāsa section consists of six thousand; and the Śatarudra consists of half of that, i.e., three thousand.

Word by Word

• त्रयोदशसहस्रम्: thirteen-thousand (in extent)
• त्रयोदशसहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) परिमाण/संख्या
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदश + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — द्विगु: ‘त्रयोदश सहस्राणि’ (13,000)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निश्चय/हेतु (indeclinable particle: indeed/for)

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (section/text)
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम; पाठे ‘रुद्रै’ इति सम्भाव्य-दोषः, सन्दर्भतः ‘रुद्रम्’ अपेक्षितम्

• एकादशकम्: the elevenfold set
• एकादशकम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) परिमाण/गण
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — ‘set of eleven’

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) — address
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा (address)

• षट्सहस्रम्: six-thousand (in extent)
• षट्सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) परिमाण/संख्या
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — द्विगु: ‘षट् सहस्राणि’ (6,000)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (and)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa (section/text)
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम/खण्डनाम

• शतरुद्रम्: Śatarudra (section/text)
• शतरुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter/Masc, Accusative, Singular) — तत्पुरुष: ‘शतं रुद्राणाम्’ / ‘शतरुद्र-नाम’ (Śatarudra section)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) — निर्देश
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Pronoun, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — ‘that’ (referring to preceding measure)

• अर्धकम्: half of that
• अर्धकम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) परिमाण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — ‘half’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Textual catalog continues: Rudraikādaśa, Kailāsa, and Śatarudra are named with verse-counts; ‘Kailāsa’ evokes Śiva’s abode as a thematic locus rather than a jyotirliṅga site-story.

Significance: Kailāsa-themed recitation is traditionally associated with bhakti toward Śiva as Lord of the sacred mountain; Śatarudra name recalls the Śatarudrīya’s purificatory power.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It frames the Purana as a graded revelation: by knowing the extent of each section, the seeker approaches Shiva’s teaching systematically—moving from narrated praise and forms (Saguna Rudra) toward steadier understanding that culminates in liberation through Shiva’s grace.

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

By pointing to distinct sections (Rudraikādaśa, Kailāsa, Śatarudra), it indicates organized teachings on Shiva’s manifest forms and glories—core supports for Saguna upāsanā, including devotion to the Linga as the accessible form of Pati (Shiva) for the bound soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa and svādhyāya (devotional listening and study) of Shiva’s sections alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as a daily discipline to steady bhakti and purify the mind.