Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

बहिर्निस्सृत्य कैलासात्त्वष्टा शासनतो हरेः । विरेचे नगरं रम्यमद्भुतं निकटे गिरेः

Transliteration

bahirnissṛtya kailāsāttvaṣṭā śāsanato hareḥ | virece nagaraṃ ramyamadbhutaṃ nikaṭe gireḥ

Translation

कैलास से बाहर निकलकर, हरि (विष्णु) की आज्ञा से त्वष्टा ने पर्वत के निकट एक रमणीय और अद्भुत नगर का निर्माण किया।

Word by Word

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), adverb (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• niḥsṛtya: having come out
• niḥsṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis- + √sṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having gone out/come forth'

• kailāsāt: from Kailasa
• kailāsāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāsanataḥ: by the command/at the order
• śāsanataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) / also used as abstract; Ablative (पञ्चमी) Singular (एकवचन) in adverbial sense 'by/according to the command' (हेतौ/निमित्ते)

• hareḥ: of Hari (Vishnu)
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• virece: fashioned/created
• virece: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi- + √ric (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nagaram: a city
• nagaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with nagaram

• adbhutam: wonderful
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with nagaram

• nikaṭe: near/in the vicinity
• nikaṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nikaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) / also indeclinable-locative usage; Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• gireḥ: of the mountain
• gireḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Tvashta
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It highlights that even cosmic creation and sacred spaces unfold through divine ordinance—showing the harmony of devas under a higher dharmic command, ultimately serving the unfolding of Shiva’s sacred narrative around Kailāsa.

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

By locating wondrous sacred geography near Kailāsa, the verse supports Saguna devotion: devotees approach Shiva through holy places and manifested forms, where the mind becomes steady and reverent—an aid to Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa (contemplation of sacred places like Kailāsa) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to internalize the sanctity of Shiva’s abode and cultivate bhakti.