Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

अंतर्धाय द्रुतं वह्निर्ज्वालारूपो जगाम ह । सुखी स्वलोकं मनसा स्मरंस्त्वां शंकरं च तम्

Transliteration

aṃtardhāya drutaṃ vahnirjvālārūpo jagāma ha | sukhī svalokaṃ manasā smaraṃstvāṃ śaṃkaraṃ ca tam

Translation

そのときアグニはたちまち姿を隠し、燃えさかる炎の相となって去った。満ち足りて自らの界へ帰り、心のうちに汝—吉祥なる主シャンカラ—を念じ続けた。

Word by Word

• antardhāya: having vanished
• antardhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antar-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) ‘having disappeared/hidden oneself’

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; adverbial accusative ‘quickly’

• vahniḥ: fire (Agni)
• vahniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• jvālā-rūpaḥ: in the form of a flame
• jvālā-rūpaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvālā (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: ‘ज्वालायाः रूपः’); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कथनप्रत्यय/अनुवादक

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• sva-lokam: to his own world
• sva-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य लोकः’); पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; instrumental ‘with/in mind’

• smaran: remembering
• smaran: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛ (धातु) > smarat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; present participle ‘remembering’

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम्; 2nd person pronoun

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse highlights smaraṇa (inner remembrance) of Śiva as a purified, devotional state: even after the event ends, the devotee returns to worldly duty while keeping Śaṅkara held in the mind, indicating Shiva-centered consciousness as a path to grace.

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

Agni’s departure “remembering Śaṅkara” reflects Saguna-bhakti—holding Shiva’s auspicious form and name in the heart. Linga worship similarly trains the mind to remain anchored in Shiva’s presence beyond the ritual moment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental japa and smaraṇa of Shiva—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that remembrance continues after worship, like Agni who departs while keeping Śaṅkara in mind.