Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

शंखाश्च बहवो नेदुर्भेरी तूर्याण्यनेकशः । उत्सवस्तु महानासीद्देवानां तुष्टचेतसाम्

Transliteration

śaṃkhāśca bahavo nedurbherī tūryāṇyanekaśaḥ | utsavastu mahānāsīddevānāṃ tuṣṭacetasām

Translation

De nombreuses conques retentirent, et maints tambours et instruments résonnèrent sans cesse. Une grande fête s’éleva parmi les devas, dont les cœurs étaient remplis de joie et de satisfaction.

Word by Word

• शंखाः: conches
• शंखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• नेदुः: sounded
• नेदुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• भेरीः: kettledrums
• भेरीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bherī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• तूर्याणि: musical instruments
• तूर्याणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• अनेकशः: in many ways, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘in many ways/abundantly’)

• उत्सवः: festival
• उत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• तुष्टचेतसाम्: of those whose minds were pleased
• तुष्टचेतसाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (तुष्टं चेतः येषाम्/तुष्टचेतस्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse portrays auspicious sound (nāda) and communal rejoicing as outer signs of inner harmony: when dharma is restored and Shiva’s grace supports the cosmic order, even the devas become tuṣṭa-cetas—content in mind—reflecting a Shaiva view that true auspiciousness arises from alignment with Pati (Shiva).

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

Conch, drums, and instruments commonly accompany Saguna Shiva worship as expressions of bhakti and mangala (auspiciousness). The celebratory atmosphere mirrors temple-style Linga worship where sacred sound supports focused devotion and honors Shiva’s manifest, gracious presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt nāda-oriented devotion: begin worship with auspicious sound (bell/conch where appropriate), then settle into japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—allowing outer sound to lead the mind inward to steady remembrance.