Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्

Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

Devanagari script

अकरोत्सुनुतिं तस्य सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा । विधिप्रेरितवाग्भिश्च विश्वामित्रः प्रभाववित्

Transliteration

akarotsunutiṃ tasya suprasannena cetasā | vidhipreritavāgbhiśca viśvāmitraḥ prabhāvavit

Translation

Alors Viśvāmitra, connaisseur de la puissance spirituelle, le cœur entièrement apaisé, lui offrit un hymne de louange ; ses paroles coulaient comme poussées par l’ordonnance divine.

Word by Word

• अकरोत्: did / performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सुनुतिम्: praise, hymn of laudation
• सुनुतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

• सुप्रसन्नेन: with very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifying ‘चेतसा’ (instrumental of manner)

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• विधि-प्रेरित-वाग्भिः: with words prompted by ordinance (fate/ritual rule)
• विधि-प्रेरित-वाग्भिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेरित (कृदन्त; √प्रेर्/प्रेरय्) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; समासः: तत्पुरुष — ‘विधिना प्रेरिताः वाचः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper noun

• प्रभाव-वित्: knower of (divine) power
• प्रभाव-वित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु; √विद् ‘to know’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कृदन्त: ‘वित्’ (agent-noun) = ‘knower’; तत्पुरुष — ‘प्रभावं वेत्ति’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; focuses on Viśvāmitra’s stuti arising through ‘vidhi’ (ordinance), implying divinely guided praise.

Significance: Highlights stuti as a means for the bound soul (paśu) to align speech and mind with dharma, preparing receptivity to Śiva’s grace mediated through His manifestation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra
• Vidhi (Divine ordinance)

FAQs

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

It highlights that true stuti arises from a purified, serene mind; when consciousness becomes calm and sattvic, devotion becomes effective and aligns with divine will—drawing the grace of Pati (Śiva) upon the devotee.

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

Stuti is a core limb of Saguna worship—praising Śiva’s manifest compassion and power; the verse stresses inner readiness (suprasanna-cetas) as the foundation for fruitful ritual, whether before the Liṅga or in personal devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate mental serenity before prayer—begin worship with quiet breath and focused remembrance, then offer stuti/mantra with disciplined speech; this supports japa (such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and makes external rites more spiritually potent.