Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

देवान् सर्वानागमांश्च विधिं पुत्रैर्मुनीनपि । देवीः सर्वा अप्सरोभिर्नानावस्तुसमन्विताः

Transliteration

devān sarvānāgamāṃśca vidhiṃ putrairmunīnapi | devīḥ sarvā apsarobhirnānāvastusamanvitāḥ

Translation

Tous les dieux vinrent, ainsi que les Āgamas sacrés, et Vidhi (Brahmā) avec ses fils et les sages; de même toutes les déesses et les apsaras, munies de maintes offrandes et d’objets de bon augure, s’assemblèrent.

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आगमान्: scriptures/traditions
• आगमान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विधिम्: Brahmā / the ordainer (Vidhi)
• विधिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रैः: with sons
• पुत्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (particle: also/even)

• देवीः: goddesses
• देवीः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural) (agreeing with देवीः)

• अप्सरोभिः: with Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: करण (Instrument/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नाना-वस्तु-समन्विताः: endowed with various objects
• नाना-वस्तु-समन्विताः: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘समन्वित’ = सम्+अन्वि/इ (धातु) क्त (past participle) ‘endowed with’; तत्पुरुषः—नानावस्तुभिः समन्विताः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas
• Agamas
• Devis
• Apsarases
• Sages

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that devotion to Śiva is cosmic in scope: gods, sages, and Śaiva Āgamas converge with reverence, showing that right worship is supported by both divine beings and revealed Śaiva scripture.

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

By highlighting the presence of the Āgamas and ritual articles, the verse points to Āgamic, form-based (saguṇa) worship—commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga with prescribed offerings, purity, and devotional order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests Āgamic pūjā with proper upacāras (offerings and auspicious items); as a takeaway, one may perform Śiva worship with mantra-japa (especially the pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside clean, sattvic offerings.