Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्

Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

Devanagari script

अतस्त्वमाज्ञया मे हि संस्कारं कर्तुमर्हसि । इदं सर्वं सुगोप्यं ते कथनीयं न कुत्रचित्

Transliteration

atastvamājñayā me hi saṃskāraṃ kartumarhasi | idaṃ sarvaṃ sugopyaṃ te kathanīyaṃ na kutracit

Translation

Ainsi, par mon ordre, tu es véritablement digne d’accomplir le saṃskāra prescrit. Mais tout cela doit être gardé par toi avec le plus grand secret et ne doit être dit nulle part.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• आज्ञया: by (my) command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; enclitic

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• संस्कारम्: the rite/ceremony
• संस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्यय; उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन

• अर्हसि: you are fit/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् of ‘इदम्’

• सुगोप्यम्: to be well kept secret
• सुगोप्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + गोप्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from गुप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् of ‘इदम्’; अर्थः—‘well to be kept secret’

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• कथनीयम्: to be told / should be spoken
• कथनीयम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथनीय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from कथ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective) of ‘इदम्’; ‘to be told’ (i.e., should be told)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधक कण

• कुत्रचित्: anywhere
• कुत्रचित्: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्रचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: anywhere)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructor figure within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative, issuing an injunction regarding a rite and secrecy)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes disciplined transmission of Shaiva practice: sacred saṃskāras are to be performed under rightful authority and protected from casual disclosure, preserving their purity and transformative intent toward Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā often include regulated rites (saṃskāras, vows, mantra-nyāsa, consecrations). This instruction reflects that such practices are to be undertaken as ordained, with reverence and restraint, rather than treated as public talk.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to performing an authorized saṃskāra—typically an initiation-like consecration or vow-based observance—carried out with mantra discipline and confidentiality, aligning the practitioner to Shiva through regulated practice.