Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

आबद्धरम्यमुकुटं कृतकौतुकमंगलम् । अभ्यषिंचन्महेशस्तु स्वयं ब्रह्मांडमंडपे

Transliteration

ābaddharamyamukuṭaṃ kṛtakautukamaṃgalam | abhyaṣiṃcanmaheśastu svayaṃ brahmāṃḍamaṃḍape

Translation

Di mandapa perhimpunan kosmik, Mahēśa sendiri melaksanakan upacara abhiṣeka (penobatan suci), setelah menyusun mahkota yang indah dan menyempurnakan segala ritus perayaan yang membawa kemujuran.

Word by Word

• आबद्ध-रम्य-मुकुटम्: (him) with a beautifully fastened crown
• आबद्ध-रम्य-मुकुटम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of implied object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-बन्ध् (धातु) → आबद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त) + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः—‘आबद्धं रम्यं मुकुटं यस्य/यत्’ (object being described)

• कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलम्: having performed the auspicious ceremonial rite
• कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of implied object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त) + कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कौतुकस्य मङ्गलम्) with कृत as qualifier

• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: anointed, consecrated
• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (reflexive adverb)

• ब्रह्माण्ड-मण्डपे: in the pavilion of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)
• ब्रह्माण्ड-मण्डपे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्माण्डस्य मण्डपः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: brahmāṇḍa-maṇḍapa (cosmic assembly setting)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahesha)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as the supreme sanctifier who personally bestows auspiciousness through consecration (abhiṣeka), indicating that divine grace—not mere external pomp—makes a rite spiritually fruitful in Shaiva devotion.

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

By presenting Mahesha engaged in a formal consecration within a sacred assembly, the text affirms Saguna Shiva worship—where Shiva is approached through auspicious rites (maṅgala) and ceremonial honor, akin to linga-abhiṣeka performed with devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests abhiṣeka as a core Shaiva practice: perform worship with maṅgala-bhāva (auspicious intent), offering water or other sanctified substances while remembering Shiva as the inner purifier; mentally, cultivate reverence as though in the divine maṇḍapa.