Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

एवंभूतः कृतस्तेन मण्डपो दिव्यरूपवान् । अनेकाश्चर्यसम्भूतो महान्देवविमोहनः

Transliteration

evaṃbhūtaḥ kṛtastena maṇḍapo divyarūpavān | anekāścaryasambhūto mahāndevavimohanaḥ

Translation

ଏଭଳି ତାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେଇ ମଣ୍ଡପ ନିର୍ମିତ ହେଲା—ଦିବ୍ୟ ରୂପବାନ, ଅନେକ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ, ମହାନ୍ ଭବ୍ୟତାସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ଏବଂ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋହିତ କରିଦେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମନୋହର।

Word by Word

• एवं-भूतः: such/so constituted
• एवं-भूतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + भूत (कृदन्त, √भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘thus become/such’

• कृतः: made
• कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय: ‘made’

• तेन: by him/that (agent)
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मण्डपः: pavilion/hall
• मण्डपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिव्य-रूपवान्: of divine appearance
• दिव्य-रूपवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having divine form’

• अनेक-आश्चर्य-सम्भूतः: full of many marvels
• अनेक-आश्चर्य-सम्भूतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त, √भू + सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced with many wonders’

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

• देव-विमोहनः: enchanting to the gods
• देव-विमोहनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘one that enchants even the gods’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how sacred space (a maṇḍapa) becomes a vessel for divine presence: when fashioned for dharmic worship, it manifests beauty and wonder that elevates the mind toward devotion and grace.

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

A maṇḍapa is a traditional setting for saguna upāsanā—ritual worship with form—supporting offerings, mantra, and darśana; such ordered sacred architecture helps the devotee focus on Shiva’s accessible, worshipful manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies preparing a clean, consecrated worship space for Shiva-pūjā—ideally with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive, reverent contemplation during rites.