Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

तन्नाम शुभदं लोके प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं ब्रह्मचर्यप्रदं परम्

Transliteration

tannāma śubhadaṃ loke prasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmacaryapradaṃ param

Translation

அந்நாமம் உலகில் மங்களகரமாய் மூவுலகிலும் புகழ்பெற்றது; அது புனிதம், உன்னதப் புண்ணியமயம், எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் போக்கும், பரம பிரம்மச்சரியத்தை அருள்வது.

Word by Word

• tat-nāma: that name
• tat-nāma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śubha-dam: bestowing auspiciousness
• śubha-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā धातु, द-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasiddham: well-known
• prasiddham: Pradhāna-pada (प्रधानपद/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-sidh (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective of ‘tat-nāma’

• bhuvana-traye: in the three worlds
• bhuvana-traye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-pāpa-haram: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (√hṛ धातु, हर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• brahmacarya-pradam: granting brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• brahmacarya-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु, प्रद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘tat-nāma’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Hearing/uttering the sacred Name (here, ‘Kumāra/Kārttikeya’ as Śiva-putra) is said to remove sins and confer brahmacarya—interpretable in Siddhānta as purification (mala-kṣaya) and strengthening of sādhana-śuddhi.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied nāma-mahātmyam) ‘Kumāra/Kārttikeya’ nāma—śubhada, sarvapāpahara, brahmacaryaprada.

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims the salvific power of Shiva’s Nāma: remembrance and repetition purify the pashu (bound soul), burn accumulated pāpa, and cultivate the inner discipline that supports liberation-oriented life.

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

Shiva’s Name is treated as a direct, accessible form of Saguna worship: nāma-japa functions like Linga-upāsanā by focusing devotion and awareness on Shiva, making purity and merit arise even without elaborate ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily nāma-japa—especially Panchākṣarī practice such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with vows of self-restraint (brahmacarya), purity of conduct, and steady remembrance.