Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

सर्वे चंद्रावतंसाश्च नीलकण्ठास्त्रिलोचनाः । हारकुण्डलकेयूरमुकुटाद्यैरलंकृताः

Transliteration

sarve caṃdrāvataṃsāśca nīlakaṇṭhāstrilocanāḥ | hārakuṇḍalakeyūramukuṭādyairalaṃkṛtāḥ

Translation

Tous portaient le croissant de lune en ornement sur leurs jaṭā ; tous étaient à la gorge bleue et pourvus de trois yeux. Ils étaient parés de guirlandes, de boucles d’oreilles, de bracelets, de couronnes et d’autres joyaux.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• चन्द्र-अवतंसाः: having the moon as an ornament
• चन्द्र-अवतंसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + अवतंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चन्द्रः अवतंसः येषां ते)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नील-कण्ठाः: blue-throated
• नील-कण्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (नीलः कण्ठः येषां ते)

• त्रि-लोचनाः: three-eyed
• त्रि-लोचनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (त्रीणि लोचनानि येषां ते)

• हार-कुण्डल-केयूर-मुकुट-आद्यैः: with necklaces, earrings, armlets, crowns, etc.
• हार-कुण्डल-केयूर-मुकुट-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार + कुण्डल + केयूर + मुकुट + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (necklaces, earrings, armlets, crowns, etc.)

• अलंकृताः: adorned
• अलंकृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलंकृत (√कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Iconographic sacralization within sṛṣṭi narrative: gaṇas bear Śiva’s own lakṣaṇas (candra, nīlakaṇṭha, trilocana), indicating participation in Śiva’s cosmic order.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s recognizable divine marks—moon, blue throat, and three eyes—teaching devotees to contemplate the Lord’s auspicious form (śubha-mūrti) as a support for bhakti that leads toward grace and liberation.

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

While Linga-worship points to Śiva as the transcendent Pati beyond form, this description affirms that the same Supreme is compassionately accessible in form (Saguna) for meditation, temple worship, and icon-based devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Śiva’s traits—Trinetra, Nīlakaṇṭha, and Candrāvatamsa—along with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind in devotion.