Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

तत्र रम्यं गृहं दिव्यमद्भुतं परमो ज्ज्वलम् । गुहार्थं निर्ममे त्वष्टा तत्र सिंहासनं वरम्

Transliteration

tatra ramyaṃ gṛhaṃ divyamadbhutaṃ paramo jjvalam | guhārthaṃ nirmame tvaṣṭā tatra siṃhāsanaṃ varam

Translation

Di sana Tvaṣṭā membentuk sebuah kediaman yang indah, bersifat ilahi, menakjubkan, dan amat bercahaya, untuk dijadikan tempat bersemayam laksana gua suci; dan di dalamnya juga dibuatnya sebuah singgahsana yang unggul.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with gṛham

• gṛham: house/dwelling
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with gṛham

• adbhutam: marvelous
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with gṛham

• paramaḥ: supremely/very
• paramaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially/intensively with adjective jjvalam (text has paramo)

• ujjvalam: bright/splendid
• ujjvalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with gṛham

• guha-artham: for Guha's sake
• guha-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष in sense 'for Guha' (guhasya/guhāya arthaḥ); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) used adverbially as purpose (प्रयोजनार्थे)

• nirmame: constructed/made
• nirmame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir- + √mā (धातु; माङ्/मा = to measure/build)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• siṃhāsanam: a lion-throne
• siṃhāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (siṃhasya āsanam / siṃha-āsanam = lion-throne), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• varam: excellent/choice
• varam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with siṃhāsanam

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how even the “outer” sacred setting—radiant, orderly, and divinely crafted—supports inner purity and receptivity. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, sanctified space mirrors the inner “cave of the heart” where devotion and grace make realization possible.

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

By describing a divine seat and dwelling, the text emphasizes Saguna worship: providing an honored place (āsana/siṁhāsana) for the Lord’s presence. Such consecrated arrangement reflects the Purāṇic principle that reverent hospitality to Shiva (or His manifestations) deepens bhakti and steadies the mind for contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to prepare a clean, luminous worship space with a dedicated āsana for the deity, then perform japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while meditating on the heart as a guha (inner cave), making the mind a worthy “throne” for Shiva’s presence.