Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

हुताशनो ददौ प्रीत्या महाशक्तिं स्वसूनवे । ददौ स्वशस्त्रं निरृतिर्वायव्यास्त्रं समीरणः

Transliteration

hutāśano dadau prītyā mahāśaktiṃ svasūnave | dadau svaśastraṃ nirṛtirvāyavyāstraṃ samīraṇaḥ

Translation

Agni (Hutāśana), ravi, accorda avec amour la grande lance (Mahāśakti) à son propre fils. Nirr̥ti accorda sa propre arme, et Samīraṇa (Vāyu) accorda le projectile Vāyavya.

Word by Word

• hutāśanaḥ: Agni (fire-god)
• hutāśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः—huta ‘आहुत’ + āśana ‘भक्षक’ (अग्निः)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे—‘with affection/joyfully’

• mahā-śaktim: the great power/weapon (Śakti)
• mahā-śaktim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः—‘great’ + ‘power/weapon’

• sva-sūnave: to (his) own son
• sva-sūnave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sūnu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘to his own son’

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sva-śastram: his own weapon
• sva-śastram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘his own weapon’

• nirṛtiḥ: Nirṛti (deity)
• nirṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vāyavya-astram: the Vāyavya weapon
• vāyavya-astram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘wind-related’ + ‘missile/weapon’

• samīraṇaḥ: Samīraṇa (Wind/Vāyu)
• samīraṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Hutashana)
• Nirrti
• Vayu (Samirana)
• Kartikeya (Kumara)

FAQs

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

It shows that when a being is aligned with Shiva’s purpose (protecting dharma), the cosmic powers willingly support him—divine weapons symbolize Shakti bestowed through grace, not mere personal prowess.

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

These gifts ultimately serve Shiva’s Saguna will in the world—Shiva as the compassionate Lord (Pati) empowers his devotee/agent (Kumāra) to remove obstacles to righteous order, just as Linga-worship seeks Shiva’s protective and purifying grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s protection through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintain purity with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance—invoking inner strength as ‘Śakti’ for dharmic action.