Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

ददर्श द्वारपालांश्च रत्नसिंहासनस्थितान् । शोभिताञ्श्वेतवस्त्रैश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितान्

Transliteration

dadarśa dvārapālāṃśca ratnasiṃhāsanasthitān | śobhitāñśvetavastraiśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitān

Translation

அவர் வாயில்காவலர்களைக் கண்டார்; அவர்கள் ரத்தினச் சிங்காசனங்களில் அமர்ந்து, வெண்மையான ஆடைகளால் ஒளிர்ந்து, ரத்தின ஆபரணங்களால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தனர்।

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• द्वारपालान्: gatekeepers
• द्वारपालान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्वारस्य पालाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• रत्नसिंहासनस्थितान्: seated/standing on jewel-thrones
• रत्नसिंहासनस्थितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + सिंहासन + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (रत्नसिंहासने स्थितान्) विशेषण (qualifying द्वारपालान्)

• शोभितान्: adorned
• शोभितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘adorned’

• श्वेतवस्त्रैः: with white garments
• श्वेतवस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्वेतानि वस्त्राणि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• रत्नभूषणभूषितान्: adorned with jeweled ornaments
• रत्नभूषणभूषितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + भूषण + भूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (रत्नभूषणैः भूषितान्) विशेषण (qualifying द्वारपालान्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the sanctity of the divine threshold: disciplined guardianship, purity (white garments), and splendor (gems) symbolize an ordered, sattvic realm where approach to the Lord is regulated by dharma and reverence.

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

As a Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative description, it supports Saguna devotion by portraying Shiva’s divine domain as concretely beautiful and protected—encouraging devotees to approach Linga-worship with inner purity and respectful observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating śauca (purity): wear clean white or simple attire for pūjā, maintain a disciplined threshold (clean altar space), and enter worship with a guarded mind through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”