Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

सच्छ्रोत्रियास्तेऽनूचाना दीक्षितास्सोमयाजिनः । इति रूढिमिह प्राप्तास्तव पूर्वपितामहाः

Transliteration

sacchrotriyāste'nūcānā dīkṣitāssomayājinaḥ | iti rūḍhimiha prāptāstava pūrvapitāmahāḥ

Translation

നിന്റെ പൂർവ്വപിതാമഹന്മാർ ഇവിടെ സച്ച്രോത്രിയർ ആയിരുന്നു—വേദപാരായണത്തിൽ നിപുണർ, ദീക്ഷിതർ, സോമയാഗം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ. ഇങ്ങനെ അവർ ഈ ലോകത്ത് മാന്യമായ സ്ഥാനംയും സ്ഥാപിതമായ ആചാരരീതിയും നേടി.

Word by Word

• सत्: good, true
• सत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (good/true)

• श्रोत्रियाः: learned Vedic scholars
• श्रोत्रियाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनूचानाः: well-versed (in Veda)
• अनूचानाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनूचान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (well-studied/learned)

• दीक्षिताः: initiated
• दीक्षिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; √दिक्ष्/दीक्ष् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (initiated/consecrated)

• सोमयाजिनः: performers of Soma-sacrifice
• सोमयाजिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-याजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य याजिनः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• रूढिम्: custom, established practice
• रूढिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूढि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• प्राप्ताः: having attained
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् (धातु) + प्र- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (have attained)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूर्व-पितामहाः: former forefathers (grandfathers/ancestors)
• पूर्व-पितामहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (पूर्वाः पितामहाः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that spiritual authority and social honour arise from śruti-based learning, proper dīkṣā, and disciplined yajña—outer dharma supporting inner purity that ripens into devotion to Śiva, the supreme Pati.

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

By praising orthodox initiation and sacrificial discipline, the verse frames a dharmic foundation from which Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (including Liṅga worship) becomes steady and efficacious—ritual order culminating in focused bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to dīkṣā (initiation) and faithful performance of prescribed rites; for a Shaiva practitioner, the practical takeaway is disciplined daily worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside purity of conduct.