Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

सोपानशतकैर्युक्तां स्यमंतकविनिर्मितैः । स्वर्णसूत्रग्रन्थियुक्तैश्चारुचन्दनपल्लवैः

Transliteration

sopānaśatakairyuktāṃ syamaṃtakavinirmitaiḥ | svarṇasūtragranthiyuktaiścārucandanapallavaiḥ

Translation

Il était pourvu de centaines de marches, façonnées par Syamantaka, et orné de gracieux rameaux de santal, noués par des fils d’or.

Word by Word

• सोपानशतकैः: with hundreds of steps
• सोपानशतकैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोपान + शतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—सोपानशतक = सोपानानां शतम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• युक्ताम्: endowed/connected
• युक्ताम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• स्यमंतकविनिर्मितैः: made of/constructed with Syamantaka (gem)
• स्यमंतकविनिर्मितैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्यमंतक + वि + निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—स्यमंतक-विनिर्मित = स्यमंतकेन विनिर्मित (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• स्वर्णसूत्रग्रन्थियुक्तैः: with knots tied by golden threads
• स्वर्णसूत्रग्रन्थियुक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + सूत्र + ग्रन्थि + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—स्वर्णसूत्र = स्वर्णस्य सूत्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), स्वर्णसूत्रग्रन्थि = स्वर्णसूत्रे ग्रन्थिः (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), ततः ...युक्त = तैः युक्त (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound-member; stem form)

• चन्दनपल्लवैः: with sandalwood shoots/sprigs
• चन्दनपल्लवैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन + पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—चन्दनपल्लव = चन्दनस्य पल्लवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through careful sacred preparation—beauty, purity, and order in a holy setting offered to Shiva, the Pati (Lord) who grants grace when devotion is made tangible through service.

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

The described adornments (sandalwood sprigs, gold-thread bindings, well-crafted steps) reflect Saguna worship—honoring Shiva’s manifest presence through consecrated space and offerings that support focused reverence toward the Linga or Shiva’s visible form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies upacāra (devotional service) such as gandha-sevā—offering sandalwood (candana)—and maintaining a clean, well-arranged approach to the shrine, aiding steady concentration and mantra-japa like the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).