Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा नित्यविधिं कृत्वा तस्मिन्नेवाह्नि कस्यचित् । श्रोत्रियस्य सुतां प्राप्य पाणिं जग्राह दीक्षितः

Transliteration

snātvā nityavidhiṃ kṛtvā tasminnevāhni kasyacit | śrotriyasya sutāṃ prāpya pāṇiṃ jagrāha dīkṣitaḥ

Translation

സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് നിത്യവിധി അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, അതേ ദിവസത്തിൽ ദീക്ഷിതൻ ഒരു ശ്രോത്രിയ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ പുത്രിയെ പ്രാപിച്ച് വിധിപൂർവ്വം അവളുടെ പാണിഗ്രഹണം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• नित्य-विधिम्: the daily rite
• नित्य-विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• अह्नि: on the day
• अह्नि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• कस्यचित्: of some (person)
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• श्रोत्रियस्य: of a learned Vedic man
• श्रोत्रियस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) प्र-उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• पाणिम्: hand (in marriage)
• पाणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• जग्राह: took/accepted
• जग्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दीक्षितः: the initiated man
• दीक्षितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षित (कृदन्त; √दिक्ष्/√दिक्षा? धातु-निष्पन्न, सामान्यतः ‘दीक्षा’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेष्य (कर्ता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Marriage and gṛhastha-dharma episode; not tied to a Jyotirliṅga locale.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights purity (snāna) and nitya-karma as the dharmic foundation for life’s major transitions; in a Shaiva frame, disciplined daily duty purifies the pashu (bound soul) and supports steadiness for devotion and eventual grace.

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

Though the verse describes social dharma, it reflects the Shaiva ideal that outer order (daily rites, purity, lawful marriage) stabilizes the mind and senses, making one fit for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-puja with mantra and regulated conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily स्नान (ritual bath) and नित्यविधि (regular worship/recitation and obligatory rites) are implied; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may add Linga-puja with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) as part of the daily regimen.