Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

तदा नीराजितो देवैस्सकलत्रैर्मुदान्वितैः । जयशब्देन महता व्याप्तमासीन्नभस्तलम्

Transliteration

tadā nīrājito devaissakalatrairmudānvitaiḥ | jayaśabdena mahatā vyāptamāsīnnabhastalam

Translation

Alors la Divinité fut honorée selon le rite par les dieux—avec leurs épouses—dans une joie profonde ; et toute l’étendue du ciel fut envahie par un grand cri de « Victoire ! ».

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: then)

• नीराजितः: was honoured
• नीराजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी + राज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘honoured/worshipped (with ārati)’

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स-कलत्रैः: together with (their) wives
• स-कलत्रैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; qualifier of देवैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह/अव्यय-प्राय) + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव: ‘कलत्रेण सह’ = ‘together with wives’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (agrees with देवैः)

• मुदा-अन्वितैः: accompanied by joy
• मुदा-अन्वितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; qualifier of देवैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘मुदया अन्विताः’ (endowed with joy); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (qualifies देवैः)

• जय-शब्देन: by the victory-cry
• जय-शब्देन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जयस्य शब्दः’ (sound of victory); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महता: great, loud
• महता: Karana (करण/Instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘great/loud’ (qualifies जयशब्देन)

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded, filled
• व्याप्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicate agreeing with नभस्तलम्

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नभः-तलम्: the sky-region
• नभः-तलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नभसः तलम्’ (surface/expanse of the sky); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It portrays collective devotional acclaim: when the Supreme Lord is pleased and revealed in an accessible (saguṇa) manner, the devas respond with reverent worship and victorious praise, indicating the triumph of dharma and divine grace filling all directions.

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

The act of nīrājana (ārati) is a hallmark of saguṇa-upāsanā—worshiping Shiva as manifest and approachable through ritual honor, which complements inner contemplation and supports the devotee’s steadiness in bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ārati (nīrājana) with focused devotion and conclude with “jaya” chants or the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mentally offering the light to Shiva and envisioning the heart-space becoming ‘pervaded’ by divine presence.