Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

शशास विश्वकर्माणं निर्माणार्थं गिरौ प्रभुः । नानाभक्तैर्निवासाय स्वपरेषां यथोचितम्

Transliteration

śaśāsa viśvakarmāṇaṃ nirmāṇārthaṃ girau prabhuḥ | nānābhaktairnivāsāya svapareṣāṃ yathocitam

Translation

Alors le Seigneur ordonna à Viśvakarmā de bâtir sur la montagne, afin de créer des demeures pour les nombreux dévots, chacune selon ce qui convenait à soi-même et aux autres.

Word by Word

• शशास: commanded
• शशास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वकर्माणम्: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निर्माणार्थम्: for the purpose of construction
• निर्माणार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थी/षष्ठीभाव: निर्माणस्य/निर्माणाय अर्थः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: various)

• भक्तैः: by/with devotees
• भक्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• निवासाय: for residence
• निवासाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदानार्थ

• स्वपरेषाम्: of one’s own and others
• स्वपरेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (स्वाः च परे च); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• उचितम्: appropriate, proper
• उचितम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (कृदन्त; √वच्/√उच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘उचित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘यथोचितम्’ इति क्रियाविशेषणवत्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishvakarma

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) who arranges the outer sacred order—spaces for devotees—so that inner devotion (bhakti) can mature in a fitting, harmonious environment.

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

By commissioning proper dwellings and sacred settings, the narrative supports Saguna worship: devotees approach Śiva through established forms, places, and disciplines that make Linga-worship steady and respectful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Create a clean, dedicated worship space (śuddha-sthāna) for daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā; the verse emphasizes orderly preparation as part of devotion.