Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

कुमाराद्भुतचरितवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Wondrous Deeds

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां चतुर्थे कुमारखंडे कुमाराऽद्भुतचरि तवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kumārakhaṃḍe kumārā'dbhutacari tavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, au Deuxième Livre, au sein de la Rudra-saṃhitā, dans la quatrième section appelée Kumāra-khaṇḍa, s’achève le sixième chapitre intitulé «Description des actes merveilleux de Kumāra».

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, Locative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (second)

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudrasaṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• caturthe: in the fourth
• caturthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (fourth)

• kumāra-khaṇḍe: in the Kumārakhaṇḍa section
• kumāra-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (कुमारस्य खण्डः)

• kumāra-adbhuta-cari-ta-varṇanam: description of the wondrous deeds of Kumāra
• kumāra-adbhuta-cari-ta-varṇanam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (कुमारस्य अद्भुतचरितस्य वर्णनम्)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोगः; नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकनिर्देशे (as called/named)

• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: sixth
• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (sixth)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic frame narrator, concluding a chapter to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Kumāra’s wondrous deeds within the Rudrasaṃhitā; not a jyotirliṅga-specific māhātmya.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it emphasizes śraddhā (reverent attention) to śāstra by clearly situating the teaching within the Śiva Purāṇa’s sacred lineage and structure.

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

By locating the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā and Kumāra-khaṇḍa, it frames Kumāra (Skanda) as part of Saguna Śiva’s divine household and līlā—encouraging devotion to Śiva as the supreme Pati whose grace is expressed through his manifested forms and family.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; the practical takeaway is disciplined svādhyāya (scriptural recitation/study) and remembrance of Śiva while hearing or reading the Purāṇa, ideally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”