Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

प्रहस्य भगवाञ् शंभुश्शशंस गिरिजां तदा । निरीक्ष्य कृपया दृष्ट्या कृपालुर्लीलयाकृतिम्

Transliteration

prahasya bhagavāñ śaṃbhuśśaśaṃsa girijāṃ tadā | nirīkṣya kṛpayā dṛṣṭyā kṛpālurlīlayākṛtim

Translation

ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶಂಭು ನಗುತ್ತಾ ಆಗ ಗಿರಿಜೆಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಕೃಪಾಳು ಪ್ರಭು ಕರುಣಾದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅವಳ ಲೀಲಾಮಯ ದಿವ್ಯರೂಪವನ್ನು ಅವಲೋಕಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having laughed’

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/अप्पोज़िशन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शशंस: praised/spoke (in praise)
• शशंस: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गिरौ जाता (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/रूढ)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• निरीक्ष्य: having observed
• निरीक्ष्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having looked at’

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्या: with (his) glance
• दृष्ट्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृपालुः: compassionate
• कृपालुः: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (compassionate)

• लीलया: playfully
• लीलया: Karana (करण/रीति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (playfully)

• आकृतिम्: form/appearance
• आकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the episode; within the scene, Lord Śiva addresses Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati—the Lord whose kṛpā (grace) initiates transformation. His “merciful glance” symbolizes divine anugraha that softens bondage (pāśa) and draws the soul (paśu) toward devotion and liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—personal, responsive, and compassionate. In Liṅga worship, devotees seek the same kṛpā-dṛṣṭi through pūjā, abhiṣeka, and mantra, recognizing the Liṅga as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s compassionate presence (kṛpā-dhyāna) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and conclude with a prayer for anugraha; this aligns inner attention with the grace implied by Śiva’s glance.