Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

अथो स दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्तः पुत्रस्य तस्य च । गृह्योक्तेन विधानेन पाणिग्राहमकारयम्

Transliteration

atho sa dīkṣito yajñadattaḥ putrasya tasya ca | gṛhyoktena vidhānena pāṇigrāhamakārayam

Translation

Kemudian Yajñadatta, setelah ditahbiskan dengan sewajarnya untuk upacara itu, mengatur majlis pāṇigraha (upacara menyambut tangan, yakni perkahwinan) bagi anak lelakinya, menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan dalam tradisi Gṛhya.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• u: indeed/and
• u: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/enclitic particle)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dīkṣitaḥ: the initiated one
• dīkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yajñadattaḥ: Yajñadatta
• yajñadattaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (दा-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name), तत्पुरुष (“given by sacrifice”/Yajñadatta)

• putrasya: of (his) son
• putrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular: “of the son”)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular: “of him”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

• gṛhya-uktena: by what is prescribed in the Gṛhya (texts)
• gṛhya-uktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛhya (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (वच्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (“as stated in the Gṛhya(-sūtra)”), instrumental singular

• vidhānena: by the prescribed procedure
• vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular: “by the procedure”)

• pāṇi-grāham: the hand-taking (marriage) rite
• pāṇi-grāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + grāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (“hand-taking”, marriage rite)

• akārayat: caused (it) to be performed
• akārayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg): “caused to be done”

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Yajñadatta
• his son

FAQs

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

It affirms that worldly duties (gṛhastha-dharma) become spiritually elevating when performed with purity (dīkṣā) and scriptural order, preparing the mind for devotion to Pati (Śiva) and gradual release from pāśa (bondage).

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

Though the verse describes a domestic saṁskāra, the Shiva Purana frames such rites as supports to sattva and discipline—qualities that stabilize Saguna-Śiva worship (pūjā, vrata, and temple/linga devotion) and mature the devotee toward higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to śāstric procedure and ritual purity; a devotee may pair life-cycle rites with Shaiva daily practice—reciting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and maintaining inner and outer cleanliness before worship.