Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

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Devanagari script

तदा हरिस्सुधीर्भक्त्या कारयामास मंगलम् । कार्त्तिकस्याभिषेकं हि सर्वतीर्थजलैस्सुरैः

Transliteration

tadā harissudhīrbhaktyā kārayāmāsa maṃgalam | kārttikasyābhiṣekaṃ hi sarvatīrthajalaissuraiḥ

Translation

Тогда Хари (Вишну), мудрый и исполненный преданности, повелел совершить благие обряды. Воистину, боги совершили абхишеку Картикеи водами, собранными со всех священных тиртх.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुधीः: wise
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sudhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of हरिः)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कारयामास: caused (to be done)
• कारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘caused to be done’)

• मङ्गलम्: auspicious rite
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कार्त्तिकस्य: of Kārttika
• कार्त्तिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अभिषेकम्: anointing, consecration
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• सर्वतीर्थजलैः: with water from all sacred places
• सर्वतीर्थजलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-tīrtha-jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: सर्व + तीर्थ + जल (तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तीर्थाणां जलम्’ + ‘सर्व’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kartikeya
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through maṅgala-kriyā (auspicious sacred action): the devas and Viṣṇu honor Kārttikeya with abhiṣeka, showing that divine grace is approached through reverent consecration and sanctified elements (tīrtha-jala).

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

Abhiṣeka is a central Saguna mode of worship in the Shiva Purana—ritually bathing the revered deity with sanctified waters. Here the same consecratory principle is applied to Kārttikeya, reinforcing the Purāṇic ideal that tangible ritual offerings can carry devotion toward the divine presence upheld by Śiva’s order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests abhiṣeka performed with tīrtha-jala (sanctified water) as an auspicious rite, done with bhakti; as a takeaway for devotees, perform ritual bathing of the deity/Śiva-liṅga with pure water while sustaining mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a maṅgala-saṅkalpa.