Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

ददर्श गत्वा तत्रोच्चैस्सभां शंभोस्समुत्प्रभाम् । तां पार्षदैः परिवृतां लसद्देहैस्सुभूषिताम्

Transliteration

dadarśa gatvā tatroccaissabhāṃ śaṃbhossamutprabhām | tāṃ pārṣadaiḥ parivṛtāṃ lasaddehaissubhūṣitām

Translation

Parvenu en ce lieu, il vit, élevée, la salle d’assemblée du Seigneur Śambhu, rayonnante d’un éclat splendide—entourée des serviteurs de Śiva et magnifiquement ornée par leurs corps lumineux.

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• उच्चैः: lofty, on high
• उच्चैः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषणार्थ (highly/loftily)

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्प्रभाम्: radiant, splendid
• समुत्प्रभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ताम्: that (hall)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पार्षदैः: by attendants
• पार्षदैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परिवृताम्: surrounded
• परिवृताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अर्थः ‘परितः आवृताम्’ (surrounded)

• लसत्: shining
• लसत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिकरूपेण (as qualifier)

• देहैः: with bodies/forms
• देहैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुभूषिताम्: well-adorned
• सुभूषिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अर्थः ‘सु-भूषिता’ (well-adorned)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Shiva's Ganas (attendants)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights sāguṇa-Śiva’s accessible majesty: divine radiance, order, and auspicious beauty. In Shaiva Siddhānta, such darśana strengthens bhakti and purifies the bound soul (paśu), drawing it toward Śiva (Pati) through grace.

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

The resplendent sabhā of Śambhu reflects the same auspicious presence devotees approach in liṅga-worship: a tangible focus for reverence. It supports the idea that the formless Supreme also reveals Himself in gracious, perceivable forms for devotees’ upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva’s radiant presence (dhyāna) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—and, if practiced, wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders of Śiva’s guardianship and purity.