Shloka 2

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

पूर्वं चा कथितं यच्च तत्पुनः कथयाम्यहम् । कुमारचरितं दिव्यं सर्वपापविनाशनम्

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ cā kathitaṃ yacca tatpunaḥ kathayāmyaham | kumāracaritaṃ divyaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam

Translation

पूर्वं च कथितं यच्च तत्पुनः कथयाम्यहम्। कुमारचरितं दिव्यं सर्वपापविनाशनम्॥

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/previously)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथितम्: was narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal ‘was told’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• कथयामि: I narrate / I tell
• कथयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (नामधातु from कथ्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• कुमारचरितम्: the deeds of Kumāra
• कुमारचरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार-चरित (प्रातिपदिक); components: कुमार + चरित
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of Kumāra’ + ‘deeds/life’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with कुमारचरितम्

• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: destroying all sins
• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपाप-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक); components: सर्वपाप + विनाशन
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of all sins’ + ‘destroyer’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa of Kumāra-carita is framed as pāpa-vināśana, functioning as a preparatory purification for approaching Jyotirliṅga-kathā.

Characters & Entities

• Kumara (Skanda/Kartikeya)

FAQs

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

It declares the purifying power of śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred Shaiva narratives—Kumāra’s divine deeds are presented as a means to dissolve pāpa and turn the mind toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By praising Kumāra’s carita, the text encourages devotion to Śiva’s saguna expressions—Śiva’s grace is approached through His divine family and līlā, which strengthens bhakti that culminates in Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular kathā-śravaṇa or pāṭha (listening/recitation) with devotion; as a Shaiva support-practice, one may combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Tripuṇḍra-bhasma observance.