Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

अन्येषाममराणां च सर्वेषां क्रमशस्तथा । सदनानि विचित्राणि रचितानि च तेन वै

Transliteration

anyeṣāmamarāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kramaśastathā | sadanāni vicitrāṇi racitāni ca tena vai

Translation

同様に、ほかのすべての不死なる神々（デーヴァ）にも、しかるべき順序に従って、驚くべき多彩な住処が、まことに彼によって造り整えられた。

Word by Word

• अन्येषाम्: of other
• अन्येषाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अमराणाम्: of the immortals (gods)
• अमराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• क्रमशः: in sequence
• क्रमशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘in order, successively’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus, likewise’)

• सदनानि: mansions, residences
• सदनानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated, wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• रचितानि: constructed
• रचितानि: Karma (कर्म/Object; PPP qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘made/constructed’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; अत्र कर्तृ-करणे (agent/instrument)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s lordship over cosmic order: even the devas receive their stations and abodes through the Supreme (Pati), reminding devotees that all power and prosperity ultimately depend on Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna Shiva’s role as the divine governor who manifests and arranges the universe; Linga-worship honors that all forms, realms, and divine functions arise from and rest in Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate reverence for Shiva as the cosmic ordainer through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offer worship (pūjā) with the attitude that all worlds are sustained by his will.