Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

कामधेनुशताकीर्णं चिंतामणिसुदीपितम् । सर्वरुक्ममयं दिव्यं सर्वत्राद्भुतशोभितम्

Transliteration

kāmadhenuśatākīrṇaṃ ciṃtāmaṇisudīpitam | sarvarukmamayaṃ divyaṃ sarvatrādbhutaśobhitam

Translation

Il était rempli de centaines de Kāmadhenu, vaches exauçant les vœux, et brillamment illuminé par des Cintāmaṇi, gemmes qui accordent les désirs. Entièrement façonné d’or rayonnant, il était divin, et partout orné d’une splendeur merveilleuse.

Word by Word

• kāmadhenuśatākīrṇam: filled with hundreds of wish-cows
• kāmadhenuśatākīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmadhenu + śata + ākīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nom/Acc singular (agreeing with implied neuter noun e.g., vimānam/gṛham); समास: (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय) कामधेनु-शतैः आकीर्णम्

• ciṃtāmaṇisudīpitam: brightly lit by cintāmaṇi gems
• ciṃtāmaṇisudīpitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ciṃtāmaṇi + sudīpita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nom/Acc singular; तत्पुरुष (चिन्तामणिभिः सुदीपितम् = brightly illumined by cintāmaṇi gems)

• sarvarukmamayam: made entirely of gold
• sarvarukmamayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + rukma + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nom/Acc singular; तत्पुरुष (सर्वं रुक्मं यस्य/यत् तत्)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nom/Acc singular; विशेषण

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb (everywhere)

• adbhutaśobhitam: adorned wonderfully
• adbhutaśobhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta + śobhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nom/Acc singular; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (अद्भुतया शोभया शोभितम् / अद्भुतं शोभितम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Kamadhenu
• Chintamani

FAQs

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

The imagery of Kāmadhenu and Cintāmaṇi signifies supernal abundance that arises in the sphere of divine grace; in a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, such splendor is secondary to devotion—meant to point the mind from worldly desire to the Lord’s higher gift of liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna (manifest) glory—radiance, perfection, and auspiciousness—qualities devotees contemplate in Linga worship as outward symbols that lead inward to Shiva’s transcendent reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva’s auspicious brilliance while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering simple worship (water, bilva leaves) and cultivating non-attachment so that ‘wish-fulfillment’ becomes devotion directed to moksha.