Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र हिमालयमुखा धराः । स्नेहार्दितास्तदा जग्मुः कुमारं च परीप्सवः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra himālayamukhā dharāḥ | snehārditāstadā jagmuḥ kumāraṃ ca parīpsavaḥ

Translation

Cependant, en cet instant même, les seigneurs des montagnes, conduits par l’Himālaya, touchés d’une profonde affection, s’y rendirent—désireux de contempler et d’obtenir la présence de Kumāra (Skanda).

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in this)

• antare: in the meantime
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in the interval/meanwhile

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• himālaya-mukhāḥ: with Himālaya as their foremost
• himālaya-mukhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘हिमालयः मुखं येषां ते’ (whose chief/foremost is Himālaya)

• dharāḥ: mountains
• dharāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पर्वतवाचक (mountains)

• sneha-arditāḥ: moved by affection
• sneha-arditāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दित (कृदन्त; √अर्द् धातु, क्त/PPP)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्नेहेन अर्दिताः’ (afflicted/moved by affection)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• kumāram: to Kumāra
• kumāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object/goal)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• parīpsavaḥ: desirous of meeting/obtaining (him)
• parīpsavaḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-ईप्सु (कृदन्त; √आप्/ईप्स् धातु, उणादि/इप्सु-प्रत्यय)
• Form: इप्सु-प्रत्ययान्त (desiderative agent-noun/adjective: ‘desirous of obtaining’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कुमारं’ प्रति गमनस्य हेतु-भावः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya
• Kumara
• Skanda
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a sanctifying force: even great beings like the mountain-kings are drawn by loving devotion toward Shiva’s divine manifestation (Kumāra), seeking darśana that awakens grace and right orientation to Pati (the Lord).

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

Kumāra is approached as a saguna expression within Shiva’s sacred family and divine play; seeking his presence parallels seeking Shiva’s accessible, worshipful forms—where devotion ripens through darśana and reverent approach.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies devotional approach (upāsanā) through darśana-seeking: one may practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a bhakti-filled mind and then proceed for temple darśana of Shiva and his divine family.