Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka
Consecration/Installation
दंपती तौ तदा तत्रैकपद्येन विरेजतुः । विवंद्यमानावृषिभिरावृतौ सुरसत्तमैः
daṃpatī tau tadā tatraikapadyena virejatuḥ | vivaṃdyamānāvṛṣibhirāvṛtau surasattamaiḥ
അപ്പോൾ അവിടെ ആ ദിവ്യ ദമ്പതികൾ ഒരൊറ്റ പാദചലനത്തിൽ തന്നെ ദീപ്തരായി; ഋഷിമാർ വന്ദിച്ചു പുകഴ്ത്തുകയും ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദേവന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്നും അവർ ശോഭിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights the auspicious darśana of the divine couple—Śiva with Śakti—revealing that the Lord’s grace becomes manifest (Saguna) and is recognized through reverence (vandana) by sages and devas, strengthening bhakti as a direct means to upliftment.
Though the verse depicts the couple in a visible, glorious form, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Śiva through manifest signs of grace—such as the Liṅga, divine forms, and sacred presence—honoring Him with praise like the ṛṣis and devas do here.
A practical takeaway is vandana and smaraṇa: recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused remembrance of Śiva-Śakti, and offer simple salutations (namaskāra) as the sages do, cultivating humility and devotion.