Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

कोटिकोटिसहस्राणां शतैर्विंशतिभिर्वृतः । तत्राजगाम सर्वेशः कैलासगमनाय वै

Transliteration

koṭikoṭisahasrāṇāṃ śatairviṃśatibhirvṛtaḥ | tatrājagāma sarveśaḥ kailāsagamanāya vai

Translation

Entouré de troupes comptées par centaines et par vingtaines, innombrables en koṭis de koṭis et en milliers de koṭis, le Seigneur de tout (Śiva) arriva là, certes, avec l’intention d’aller à Kailāsa.

Word by Word

• कोटि-कोटि-सहस्राणाम्: of crores upon crores of thousands
• कोटि-कोटि-सहस्राणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; संख्या-सम्बन्धी तत्पुरुष (crores of crores of thousands)

• शतैः: by hundreds
• शतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विंशतिभिः: by twenties
• विंशतिभिः: Karana (करण/Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate: ‘being surrounded’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-

• सर्वेशः: the Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘lord of all’

• कैलास-गमनाय: for going to Kailāsa
• कैलास-गमनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose-dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन-द्योतक (purpose)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it depicts Sarveśa surrounded by innumerable hosts proceeding toward Kailāsa, reinforcing Kailāsa as Śiva’s sovereign seat.

Significance: Meditative visualization of Śiva’s parivāra (retinue) supports bhakti and dhyāna; for Siddhānta, it underscores pati’s lordship and the ordered cosmos sustained under his śakti.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Sarveśa—the Supreme Lord (Pati) who moves freely and is attended by innumerable divine hosts, indicating His transcendence and sovereign grace in guiding creation and devotees toward the sacred abode of Kailāsa.

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

The verse presents Śiva in a manifest, relatable (saguṇa) mode—‘Sarveśa’ journeying to Kailāsa—supporting devotional contemplation of His form and presence, which in practice is anchored through Liṅga worship as His accessible emblem.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is Kailāsa-smaraṇa (remembrance of Śiva’s abode) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating bhakti and inner orientation toward the Lord as the liberating Pati.