Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

अथ शंभुर्जगन्नाथो हृष्टो लौकिकवृत्तवान् । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास कार्त्तिकम्

Transliteration

atha śaṃbhurjagannātho hṛṣṭo laukikavṛttavān | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa kārttikam

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ജഗന്നാഥനായ ശംഭു ഹർഷിതനായി, സ്നേഹപൂർവമായ ലോകാചാരം സ്വീകരിച്ച്, മനോഹരമായ രത്നസിംഹാസനത്തിൽ കാർത്തികേയനെ ഇരുത്തി।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्गसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) → हृष्ट (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• लौकिकवृत्तवान्: having worldly conduct
• लौकिकवृत्तवान्: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक + वृत्त + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव: लौकिकं वृत्तं यस्य सः (possessing worldly conduct)

• रत्नसिंहासने: on the jeweled throne
• रत्नसिंहासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रत्नानां सिंहासनम्)

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Adhikarana-anvayi (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (रत्नसिंहासने)

• वासयामास: seated / made (him) sit
• वासयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) → वासयामास (णिच्-प्रयोग)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative): ‘to cause to dwell/seat’

• कार्त्तिकम्: Kārttika (Skanda)
• कार्त्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Jagannātha who, out of compassion, reveals His accessible saguna form—bestowing honor and protection on His son, showing that divine grace can appear through intimate, worldly-seeming līlā for the uplift of devotees.

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

While the Liṅga points to Śiva’s transcendent reality, this verse emphasizes saguna worship—Śiva’s personal presence acting within the world. Both converge in devotion: the formless is approached through the gracious, visible Lord who blesses and guides.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sevā-bhāva in pūjā: offer a “siṃhāsana” (seat) in Śiva worship, recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate on Śiva’s grace manifesting as protection and upliftment.