Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

गीतवादित्रघोषेण ब्रह्मघोषेण भूयसा । तदोत्सवो महानासीत्कीर्तनं च विशेषतः

Transliteration

gītavāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā | tadotsavo mahānāsītkīrtanaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ଗୀତ ଓ ବାଦ୍ୟର ଘୋଷରେ, ଏବଂ ତାହାଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ବେଦପାଠର ବ୍ରହ୍ମଘୋଷରେ, ସେଇ ଉତ୍ସବ ମହାନ୍ ହୋଇଉଠିଲା; ବିଶେଷତଃ ଭକ୍ତିମୟ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• गीत-वादित्र-घोषेण: by the sound of songs and instruments
• गीत-वादित्र-घोषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास (गीतस्य वादित्रस्य च घोषः)

• ब्रह्म-घोषेण: by the Vedic chant
• ब्रह्म-घोषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः घोषः)

• भूयसा: abundantly; greatly
• भूयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (more/abundantly)

• तत्-उत्सवः: that festival
• तत्-उत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य उत्सवः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कीर्तनम्: kīrtana; singing of praises
• कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (especially)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes śabda (Vedic recitation) and saṅkīrtana as stabilizing, community-binding acts—an image of sthiti where cosmic and social order is maintained through praise of the Lord.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

It highlights sacred sound as a primary means of devotion: music, kīrtana, and Vedic recitation purify the mind and turn collective celebration into worship directed to Pati (Shiva), supporting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace through disciplined devotion.

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

Such festivals typically center on Saguna worship—praise, kīrtana, and Vedic chants offered before the Śiva-liṅga—where sound (mantra/stotra) becomes an offering (upacāra) that steadies attention and invokes Shiva’s presence and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular kīrtana and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) accompanied by Vedic-style recitation; as a practical takeaway, make sound-worship a daily sādhana before the liṅga, ideally with a focused, sattvic mind.