Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

नानामृगगणैर्युक्ते पद्माकरशतावृते । सर्वैर्गुणैश्च सद्वस्तुसुमेरोरपि सुंदरि

Transliteration

nānāmṛgagaṇairyukte padmākaraśatāvṛte | sarvairguṇaiśca sadvastusumerorapi suṃdari

Translation

ହେ ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ, ସେଠା ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ମୃଗଗଣରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏବଂ ଶତଶତ ପଦ୍ମସରୋବରରେ ଘେରା। ସମସ୍ତ ଗୁଣରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ସେଇ ଶୁଭ ସ୍ଥାନ, ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସୁମେରୁଠାରୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧିକ ସୁନ୍ଦର।

Word by Word

• नाना-मृग-गणैः: with groups of various animals
• नाना-मृग-गणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-पूर्वपद) + मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः: नानाविधाः मृगगणाः). पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन

• युक्ते: O (place) endowed/connected
• युक्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• पद्म-आकर-शत-आवृते: O (place) covered with hundreds of lotus-lakes
• पद्म-आकर-शत-आवृते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आकर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + आवृत (कृदन्त; √वृ (धातु) + आ- + क्त)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः अर्थः: पद्माकराणां शतेन आवृतम्). विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कृदन्त-क्त

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन

• गुणैः: qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्-वस्तु-सुमेरोः: of the noble/true Mount Sumeru
• सत्-वस्तु-सुमेरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + सुमेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सत् वस्तु; तत्सम्बन्धी सुमेरुः). पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—सम्भावना/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Śiva (addressing Satī/Umā as 'sundarī')

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The superlative praise of the mountain-abode—teeming with life and lotus-lakes, surpassing even Sumeru—fits the Purāṇic exaltation of Śiva’s Himalayan domain; it is adjacent in spirit to Kedāra’s Himalayan sanctity though not an explicit Jyotirliṅga origin passage.

Significance: Contemplating Śiva’s abode as ‘sarvaguṇa-sampanna’ supports steadiness (sthiti) of mind and devotion; nature’s plenitude mirrors divine auspiciousness (śivam).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Sumeru

FAQs

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

The verse presents sacred geography as a mirror of inner purity: abundance, harmony, and “all auspicious qualities” symbolize the sattvic, Shiva-oriented state that supports bhakti and liberation.

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

By praising a realm surpassing even Sumeru, the text points to Saguna Shiva’s manifest glory—devotees approach Shiva through tangible sacredness (places, forms, symbols) that steadies the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna: visualize a lotus-filled, auspicious Shiva-field while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating inner serenity and devotion.