Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

तदाकर्ण्य समादाय सुरान्नः सकलान् हरिः । जगाम पर्वतं शीघ्रं कैलासं शिववल्लभम्

Transliteration

tadākarṇya samādāya surānnaḥ sakalān hariḥ | jagāma parvataṃ śīghraṃ kailāsaṃ śivavallabham

Translation

ते ऐकून हरि (विष्णू) यांनी आमच्यासह सर्व देवांना एकत्र करून शीघ्रच कैलास पर्वताकडे—शिवाच्या प्रिय धामाकडे—प्रस्थान केले।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (matter/statement)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adverbially with following kridanta

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having heard’

• समादाय: having taken (along)
• समादाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having taken/collected’

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic pronoun

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ‘सुरान्’

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• पर्वतम्: to the mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘पर्वतम्’

• शिववल्लभम्: beloved of Śiva
• शिववल्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य वल्लभः’); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘कैलासम्/पर्वतम्’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s beloved mountain-abode; in Jyotirliṅga geography, the Himalayan Śiva-field resonates with Kedāranātha traditions where Śiva is approached in a mountain setting for deliverance and purification.

Significance: Approaching Kailāsa symbolizes turning from secondary refuge to the Supreme Pati; pilgrimage to Himalayan Śiva-kṣetras is framed as seeking anugraha that restores cosmic order.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Shiva
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It shows the devas, led by Viṣṇu, turning toward Śiva’s presence at Kailāsa—signifying that divine order is restored by seeking the supreme Pati (Lord Śiva) and His grace, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis.

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

Kailāsa represents Śiva’s accessible, saguna manifestation—His sacred abode where devotees and devas approach Him. In Purāṇic devotion, this “going to Śiva” parallels approaching the Liṅga as Śiva’s worshipful presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) through Śiva-bhakti—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while mentally offering oneself at Kailāsa/Śiva’s feet.