Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

एवम्भूता कृता तेन रचना विश्वकर्मणा । विचित्रा शिवतुष्ट्यर्थं पराश्चर्या महोज्ज्वला

Transliteration

evambhūtā kṛtā tena racanā viśvakarmaṇā | vicitrā śivatuṣṭyarthaṃ parāścaryā mahojjvalā

Translation

इस प्रकार विश्वकर्मा द्वारा ऐसी रचना की गई—अत्यन्त विचित्र, शिव की तुष्टि के लिए निर्मित, परम आश्चर्यमयी और महाउज्ज्वल।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भूता: having become/being such
• भूता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhūta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृता: made
• कृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (रचनायाः विशेषण)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रचना: construction/arrangement
• रचना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: racanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विचित्रा: marvelous/variegated
• विचित्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (रचनायाः)

• शिवतुष्ट्यर्थम्: for Śiva’s satisfaction
• शिवतुष्ट्यर्थम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/उद्देश्य), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/प्रयोजनवाचक (शिवस्य तुष्ट्यर्थम् = शिवस्य तुष्ट्यै अर्थः)

• पराश्चर्या: most astonishing
• पराश्चर्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā-āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परम् आश्चर्यम्)

• महत्-उज्ज्वला: very radiant
• महत्-उज्ज्वला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishvakarma

FAQs

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

It presents sacred craftsmanship and devoted offering (seva) as a valid form of bhakti: when an act is done specifically for Śiva’s pleasure, it becomes spiritually meritorious and supports liberation-oriented life.

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

The verse emphasizes pleasing Śiva through a visible, radiant, wondrous creation—aligning with Saguna worship where devotees honor Śiva through temples, shrines, and beautiful arrangements around the Liṅga as devotion made tangible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests Śiva-prītyarthaṃ karma—doing one’s work as an offering to Śiva; practically, this can be paired with Liṅga-pūjā while mentally dedicating the act with the Panchākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”