Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चापि मुने देव्यो यायास्तत्र समागताः । स्वात्मवत्सु ददुस्तस्मै तथैव शिशुपालिकाः

Transliteration

anyāścāpi mune devyo yāyāstatra samāgatāḥ | svātmavatsu dadustasmai tathaiva śiśupālikāḥ

Translation

おお牟尼よ、そこに集い来た他の女神たちもまた、献身する乳母や養母がするように、同じく自らの子らを彼に授けた。

Word by Word

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to देव्यो)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• देव्यः: goddesses
• देव्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• याः: who
• याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• याः: (those) who
• याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति/अन्वय (correlative emphasis)

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

• समागताः: assembled, arrived
• समागताः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (agreeing with देव्यो by sense)

• स्वात्मवत्सु: among their own (as their very selves)
• स्वात्मवत्सु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location—"among/with")
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक; components: स्व + आत्मवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to implied ‘जन/पुत्र’ etc.)

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शिशुपालिकाः: nurses/guardians of the child
• शिशुपालिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—apposition to देव्यो)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु-पालिका (प्रातिपदिक; components: शिशु + पालिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Devis (divine mothers)
• Kumara (the divine child/Skanda context)

FAQs

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

It highlights selfless seva (loving service) as a form of bhakti: the divine mothers treat the Lord’s purpose as their own, offering what is dearest—symbolizing surrender of ego and possessiveness to Pati (Shiva) and His divine work.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion—serving Shiva’s manifest līlā through caring for His divine child and mission; such nurturing devotion supports Linga-worship’s inner aim: offering one’s attachments into Shiva with reverence and responsibility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice bhakti through seva: offer daily actions to Shiva with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and cultivate protective, compassionate mindfulness—serving family and dependents as an offering to Shiva.