Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

अहं विष्णुश्च शक्रश्च तथा देवादयोऽखिलाः । दण्डवत्पतिता भूमौ परिवार्य्य कुमारकम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ viṣṇuśca śakraśca tathā devādayo'khilāḥ | daṇḍavatpatitā bhūmau parivāryya kumārakam

Translation

"ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ, ພຣະວິສະນຸ, ພຣະອິນ, ແລະເຫຼົ່າເທວະດາທັງໝົດ—ຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ໄດ້ອ້ອມຮອບພຣະກຸມານ—ໄດ້ລົ້ມລົງເທິງພື້ນດິນດ້ວຍການກາບໄຫວ້ (daṇḍavat) ດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ."

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• devādayaḥ: the gods and others
• devādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष—देवाः आदयः येषां ते (the gods and others)

• akhilāḥ: all/entire
• akhilāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• daṇḍavat: prostrate (like a staff)
• daṇḍavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daṇḍavat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb (उपमानवाचक) meaning ‘like a staff’

• patitāḥ: fallen down
• patitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• parivārya: having surrounded
• parivārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having surrounded’

• kumārakam: the boy (Kumāra)
• kumārakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Kumāra-khaṇḍa account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra (Shakra)
• Devas
• Kartikeya/Skanda (Kumara)

FAQs

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

It highlights humility as a mark of true divinity: even the highest devas bow down when confronted with Shiva’s manifested power and grace in the form of the Kumāra, teaching surrender (śaraṇāgati) as the gateway to auspiciousness.

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

Kumāra is revered as a manifestation within Shiva’s sacred sphere (Shiva’s family and śakti-vibhūti). Honoring such manifestations supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti and reinforces that all cosmic authorities ultimately submit to Shiva’s supreme lordship (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse directly suggests daṇḍavat praṇāma (full prostration) as a devotional act—performed with Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva), ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).