Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 16

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

क्रौंचे च पर्वते दूरं गते तस्मिन्स्वपुत्रके । तौ च तत्र समासीनौ ज्यो तीरूपं समाश्रितौ

Transliteration

krauṃce ca parvate dūraṃ gate tasminsvaputrake | tau ca tatra samāsīnau jyo tīrūpaṃ samāśritau

Translation

彼が自らの子とともに遠くクラウンチャ山へ赴くと、二人はそこで座し、神聖なる光の姿—ジョーティ（光輝）としてのシヴァ—に帰依した。

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चे: on/in (Mount) Krauñca
• क्रौञ्चे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (क्रौञ्च-पर्वते)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दूरम्: far away
• दूरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• गते: when (he/it) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative absolute), एकवचन; पर्वते (सप्तमी) सह सति-सप्तमी

• तस्मिन्: in/when that (time/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• स्वपुत्रके: with his own son (present)
• स्वपुत्रके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य पुत्रकः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तस्मिन् इति विशेषणभावेन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• समासीनौ: seated
• समासीनौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तौ इति विशेषण

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘ज्यो’ इति छेदः)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; ज्योतिः इति समानााधिकरण/विशेष्यभाव

• समाश्रितौ: having assumed/taken refuge in
• समाश्रितौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तौ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to Shiva as Jyoti—pure, illuminating Consciousness—showing that turning inward to the Light-principle of Pati (Shiva) is a direct means toward liberation in the Shaiva view.

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

The Jyotirūpa theme is the theological basis of the Jyotirliṅga: the Liṅga is not merely a symbol but a sacred locus where Saguna worship leads the devotee to realize Shiva’s Nirguna light-nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna on Shiva as inner light—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga-upāsanā—aligns with the verse’s emphasis on taking refuge in Jyoti.