Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

स्वात्मजं स्वांकमारोप्य कुमारं सूर्यवर्चसम् । लालयामास सुप्रीत्या शिवा च स्नेहसंकुला

Transliteration

svātmajaṃ svāṃkamāropya kumāraṃ sūryavarcasam | lālayāmāsa suprītyā śivā ca snehasaṃkulā

Translation

Plaçant sur ses genoux son propre fils—l’enfant Kumāra, rayonnant, éclatant comme le soleil—Śivā (Pārvatī), débordante d’affection, le caressa et le chérît avec une grande joie.

Word by Word

• स्वात्मजम्: her own son
• स्वात्मजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य आत्मजः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वाङ्कम्: (onto) her own lap
• स्वाङ्कम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वः अङ्कः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed
• आरोप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय; ‘having placed/caused to mount’

• कुमारम्: the boy (Kumāra)
• कुमारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्वात्मजम् इति समानाधिकरण

• सूर्यवर्चसम्: having the radiance of the sun
• सूर्यवर्चसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यस्य वर्चः यस्य/सदृशम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कुमारम्)

• लालयामास: caressed
• लालयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु प्रीतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधन (by/with great love)

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्नेहसंकुला: filled with tenderness
• स्नेहसंकुला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह-संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नेहेन संकुला), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It presents divine motherhood as sacred bhakti: the Goddess’s tender love for Kumāra shows that grace and spiritual nourishment can flow through pure affection, sanctifying family life as a path aligned with Śiva’s order (dharma).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—Śiva’s reality expressed through divine forms and relationships. Such līlā supports Linga worship by showing that the formless Lord is also approached through loving contemplation of His manifest family (Śiva-Śivā and their divine child).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is mānasa-bhakti: meditate on the compassionate presence of Śiva and Śivā as protective parents; accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate warmth, steadiness, and surrender.