Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

स्तावकाः स्तूयमानाश्च चक्रुस्ते गुणकीर्त्तनम् । जयशब्दं नमश्शब्दं कुर्वाणाः प्रीतमानसाः

Transliteration

stāvakāḥ stūyamānāśca cakruste guṇakīrttanam | jayaśabdaṃ namaśśabdaṃ kurvāṇāḥ prītamānasāḥ

Translation

प्रीतीने भरलेल्या मनाने स्तावकांनी स्तुती करीत त्यांच्या गुणांचे कीर्तन केले; ‘जय’ आणि ‘नमः’ असे शब्द वारंवार उच्चारले।

Word by Word

• stāvakāḥ: praisers/bards
• stāvakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stāvaká (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• stūyamānāḥ: being praised
• stūyamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present passive participle (शानच्/मान), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• cakruḥ: did/made
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• guṇa-kīrtanam: praise/recital of virtues
• guṇa-kīrtanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa + kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: गुणानां कीर्तनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• jaya-śabdam: the cry ‘jaya!’
• jaya-śabdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: जय इति शब्दः (कर्मधारय-प्रयोग/तत्पुरुष)

• namaḥ-śabdam: the cry ‘namaḥ!’
• namaḥ-śabdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namaḥ + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: नमः इति शब्दः (कर्मधारय-प्रयोग/तत्पुरुष)

• kurvāṇāḥ: uttering/making
• kurvāṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present middle participle (शानच्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prīta-mānasāḥ: whose minds were pleased
• prīta-mānasāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि: प्रीतं मानसं येषाम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya… namaḥ… (जयशब्दं नमश्शब्दम्)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a direct means of grace: delighted minds glorify Shiva’s guṇas and offer surrender through “jaya” and “namaḥ,” expressing loving recognition of Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who uplifts the bound soul.

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

Guṇa-kīrtana and repeated salutations are classic outer expressions of Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through His manifest, worship-worthy presence (such as the Liṅga), where praise and namaskāra become acts of consecrated devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-japa and stuti: repeatedly chant “namaḥ śivāya” (Pañcākṣarī) and offer verbal salutations (“namaḥ”) and victory-cries (“jaya”) with a pleased, focused mind—especially during pūjā, abhiṣeka, or Mahāśivarātri observances.