Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

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Devanagari script

तत्तेजसा वृतं बालं तप्तचामीकरप्रभम् । ववंदिरे द्रुतं सर्वे कुमारं सूर्यवर्चसम्

Transliteration

tattejasā vṛtaṃ bālaṃ taptacāmīkaraprabham | vavaṃdire drutaṃ sarve kumāraṃ sūryavarcasam

Translation

Al contemplar a aquel Niño divino, envuelto en su propia refulgencia—brillante como oro al rojo vivo y fulgurante con el esplendor del sol—todos, al instante, se apresuraron a postrarse ante ese Kumāra.

Word by Word

• तत्: by that
• तत्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used with ‘तेजसा’ as ‘by that’

• तेजसा: by splendor
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• वृतम्: surrounded
• वृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √वृ ‘to cover/surround’; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; agrees with ‘बालम्’ (predicate/qualifier)

• बालम्: the boy
• बालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तप्तचामीकरप्रभम्: having the luster of heated gold
• तप्तचामीकरप्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त (प्रातिपदिक; PPP) + चामीकर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/निर्देश: ‘तप्त-चामीकरस्य प्रभा यस्य’ → descriptive determinative); Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies ‘बालम्’

• ववंदिरे: worshipped / bowed to
• ववंदिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; ātmanepada

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; subject

• कुमारम्: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूर्यवर्चसम्: having the radiance of the sun
• सूर्यवर्चसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘सूर्यस्य वर्चः’); Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies ‘कुमारम्’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya (Kumāra)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights divine tejas as a sign of śakti and auspicious presence—when the sacred manifests, the right response is humility and reverent surrender (praṇāma), which purifies the devotee and aligns the mind toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Kumāra’s sun-like radiance is a Saguna expression of Shiva’s power: devotees approach the visible, perceivable form (with qualities like brilliance and majesty) and offer reverence, which becomes a doorway to realizing Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is praṇāma with dhyāna: contemplate the divine light (tejas) as Shiva’s śakti, bow with devotion, and silently repeat a Shiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind in bhakti.