Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 69

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति लोकेस्मिन्नेष गोप कुमारकः । नाम्ना श्रीकर इत्युच्चैर्लोकख्यातिं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti lokesminneṣa gopa kumārakaḥ | nāmnā śrīkara ityuccairlokakhyātiṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

A partir de hoje, neste mundo, este jovem vaqueirinho será conhecido pelo nome de Śrīkara, e alcançará ampla fama entre as pessoas.

Word by Word

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal indeclinable: 'from today onward')

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Masculine Locative Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Masculine/Neuter Locative Singular

• एषः: this (person)
• एषः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular

• गोपः: cowherd
• गोपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; एषः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• कुमारकः: boy, young lad
• कुमारकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; लघुत्व/स्नेहार्थक (diminutive nuance)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Neuter Instrumental Singular; करणार्थे (by means of/name)

• श्रीकरः: Śrīkara
• श्रीकरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थे (quotative marker)

• उच्चैः: loudly, highly
• उच्चैः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• लोकख्यातिम्: worldwide fame
• लोकख्यातिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकख्याति (प्रातिपदिक: लोक + ख्याति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Feminine Accusative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोके ख्यातिः)

• गमिष्यति: will attain/go to
• गमिष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages, conveying the naming/prophecy within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights nāma (sacred naming) as a marker of karmic and divine destiny—an outward sign that auspiciousness (śrī) will manifest through the individual’s life, often as a prelude to a Shaiva sacred episode.

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

In Kotirudra narratives, worldly recognition often follows contact with a Jyotirlinga-tīrtha or Saguna Shiva’s grace; renown here functions as a narrative indicator that Shiva’s auspicious power is at work in the devotee’s story.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate and repeat Shiva’s auspicious names (nāma-japa), especially with the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility so that any “fame” becomes an offering to Pati (Shiva) rather than ego.