Shloka 37

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

कौसल्यायाः सुतो राम सुमित्रायाश्च लक्ष्मण । शत्रुघ्नश्चैव कैकेय्या भरतश्चेति सुव्रताः

Transliteration

kausalyāyāḥ suto rāma sumitrāyāśca lakṣmaṇa | śatrughnaścaiva kaikeyyā bharataśceti suvratāḥ

Translation

Rāma fue hijo de Kausalyā; Lakṣmaṇa nació de Sumitrā; y Śatrughna y Bharata fueron hijos de Kaikeyī: así eran aquellos príncipes nobles, firmes en sus votos.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth (section)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (in the fourth [saṃhitā])

• कोटि-रुद्र-सहितायाम्: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटि-रुद्र-सहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; संहितानाम

• देव-ऋषि-नृप-शैवत्व-वर्णनम्: the description of the Śaivahood of the divine sage and the king
• देव-ऋषि-नृप-शैवत्व-वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + शैवत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अध्यायविषय-नाम

• नाम: named
• नाम: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (called/named)

• सप्त-त्रिंशः: thirty-seventh
• सप्त-त्रिंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Kotirudra Saṃhitā frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Bharata
• Shatrughna
• Kausalya
• Sumitra
• Kaikeyi

FAQs

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

By naming the well-vowed princes and their mothers, the text anchors its Shaiva teaching in dharma-filled lineage and conduct (suvrata). In Shaiva Siddhanta, purity of conduct and right relationship are supportive disciplines that prepare the devotee for Shiva-bhakti and grace (anugraha).

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

Though the verse itself is genealogical, in the Kotirudra Saṃhitā such Itihasa references commonly function as narrative support for pilgrimage and devotion. Saguna Shiva worship—especially Jyotirlinga worship—often highlights how ideal kings and devotees uphold dharma and then approach Shiva’s manifest presence for blessing and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is suvrata—steady righteous observance. Practically, a devotee may adopt a simple Shiva-vrata: daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with reverence, and maintaining truthfulness and self-restraint as the inner vow supporting worship.