Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

कांचनीकृतजाताभः पीनोरस्कस्सुनासिकः । सुवृत्तोरुकटीजंघो नीलवेलितकेसरः

Transliteration

kāṃcanīkṛtajātābhaḥ pīnoraskassunāsikaḥ | suvṛttorukaṭījaṃgho nīlavelitakesaraḥ

Translation

त्यांचा वर्ण शुद्ध सुवर्णासारखा तेजस्वी होता; वक्षस्थळ पुष्ट व विस्तीर्ण, नासिका सुडौल होती. ऊरु-कटी-जंघा सुबक, आणि केश नीलाभ तरंगांसारखे वळणदार होते.

Word by Word

• काञ्चनी-कृत-जात-आभः: whose complexion/lustre is born as if made golden
• काञ्चनी-कृत-जात-आभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चनी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + जात (जन्-धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य आभः काञ्चनीकृत-जातः सः)

• पीन-उरस्कः: broad/full-chested
• पीन-उरस्कः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीन (प्रातिपदिक) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पीनम् उरः यस्य)

• सु-नासिकः: having a fine nose
• सु-नासिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सु-नासिका यस्य)

• सु-वृत्त-उरु-कटी-जङ्घः: having well-rounded thighs, hips, and shanks
• सु-वृत्त-उरु-कटी-जङ्घः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + कटी (प्रातिपदिक) + जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सु-वृत्ते उरू-कटी-जङ्घे यस्य)

• नील-वेलित-केसरः: whose mane/hair is encircled/tinged with dark-blue
• नील-वेलित-केसरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + वेलित (वेल्/वेलि-धातु, क्त कृदन्त ‘wrapped/encircled’) + केसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (नीलेन वेलितं केसरं यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva’s auspicious, graspable (saguṇa) form so the devotee can steady the mind in reverent contemplation; such dhyāna supports bhakti and invites Śiva’s anugraha (grace) toward liberation.

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

Liṅga worship points to the formless (nirguṇa) reality of Śiva, while this description supports saguṇa-upāsanā; in Shaiva practice, both converge—form-based devotion purifies the heart and leads inward to the Liṅga’s transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is dhyāna: visualize Shiva’s radiant, auspicious form while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the mind rest in his beauty and benevolence.