Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोः कुबेरः प्रीतमानसः । तदाज्ञया स्वकं धाम जगाम प्रमुदान्वितः

Transliteration

ityākarṇya vacaśśambhoḥ kuberaḥ prītamānasaḥ | tadājñayā svakaṃ dhāma jagāma pramudānvitaḥ

Translation

ശംഭുവിന്റെ (ശിവന്റെ) വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ട കുബേരൻ ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞു സന്തോഷിച്ചു. അവിടുത്തെ ആജ്ഞ അനുസരിച്ച് ആനന്ദത്തോടെ തന്റെ സ്വധാമത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛṇ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘speech/words’

• śambhoḥ: of Śambhu
• śambhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of Śambhu’

• kuberaḥ: Kubera
• kuberaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• prīta-mānasaḥ: with a pleased mind
• prīta-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त/ppp of √prī) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रीतं मानसं यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective to ‘kuberaḥ’

• tad-ājñayā: by his command
• tad-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘तस्य आज्ञया’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• svakam: his own
• svakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ‘dhāma’

• dhāma: abode
• dhāma: Karma (कर्म/object of going)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pramudānvitaḥ: filled with great joy
• pramudānvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त/ppp of √i with anu-)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रमुदया अन्वितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective to ‘kuberaḥ’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kubera

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that the soul (pashu) progresses by honoring the Lord (Pati) and following His ājñā; joy arises from alignment with Shiva’s will rather than from mere possession or status.

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

Śambhu is approached as Saguna Shiva—personal, speaking, and guiding; devotion matures when the devotee receives Shiva’s instruction with reverence, the same attitude cultivated in Linga worship through disciplined, obedient bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inward “śravaṇa and anuṣṭhāna”: listen to Shiva’s teachings (scripture/mantra) and act accordingly—e.g., daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of obedience, humility, and purity.