Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

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Devanagari script

दक्षेण नंदियुक्तश्च मनोयायिरथेन च । कुमारः प्राप कैलासं न्यग्रोधाऽक्षयमूलके

Transliteration

dakṣeṇa naṃdiyuktaśca manoyāyirathena ca | kumāraḥ prāpa kailāsaṃ nyagrodhā'kṣayamūlake

Translation

В сопровождении Дакши и вместе с Нандином, и следуя на колеснице, движимой одной лишь мыслью, Кумара достиг Кайласы — у священного ньягродхи с неистощимым, нетленным корнем.

Word by Word

• दक्षेण: with Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नन्दियुक्तः: accompanied by Nandi
• नन्दियुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दि-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (नन्दिना युक्तः)

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

• मनोयायिरथेन: by the mind-speed chariot
• मनोयायिरथेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः-यायि-रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (मनसा यायि = mind-moving; मनोयायी रथः)

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

• कुमारः: Kumāra
• कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप: reached
• प्राप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न्यग्रोध: (at) the banyan tree
• न्यग्रोध: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समास-पूर्वपद in next compound)

• अक्षयमूलके: at the imperishable-root (place)
• अक्षयमूलके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षय-मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (अक्षयं मूलकं यस्य/अक्षयम् मूलकम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is the archetypal Śaiva dhāma; Kedāra is traditionally linked to Śiva’s Himalayan presence where the Lord abides and grants darśana after concealment, making the Himalaya/Kailāsa axis a living tīrtha-map for devotees.

Significance: Pilgrimage to the Himalayan Śiva-dhāma is held to purify pāśa (bondage) through tapas and darśana, orienting the paśu toward Pati as the supreme refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Kārttikeya/Skanda)
• Nandin (Nandī)
• Dakṣa
• Kailāsa

FAQs

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

Kailāsa signifies nearness to Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord; the “mind-moving chariot” indicates that when devotion and divine sanction mature, obstacles of distance and limitation fall away, and the seeker (here Kumāra) swiftly approaches the Lord’s presence.

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

Kailāsa is the emblematic seat of Saguna Śiva—Śiva with attributes, accessible to devotion. Approaching Kailāsa mirrors approaching the Linga with reverence: the devotee comes under Śiva’s protective gaze through bhakti, purity, and right association (Nandī as Śiva’s foremost attendant).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests “manas-yātrā” (inner pilgrimage): mentally placing oneself at Śiva’s abode and worshiping the Linga with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by disciplined focus and devotional surrender.