Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

शिवाज्ञया सुरास्सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखास्तदा । पुरस्कृत्य गुहं सद्यो निर्जग्मुर्मिलिता गिरेः

Transliteration

śivājñayā surāssarve brahmaviṣṇumukhāstadā | puraskṛtya guhaṃ sadyo nirjagmurmilitā gireḥ

Translation

శివాజ్ఞ ప్రకారం అప్పుడు బ్రహ్మా-విష్ణు మొదలైనవారు ముందుండగా సమస్త దేవతలు, గుహ (కుమారుడు/కార్త్తికేయుడు) ను అగ్రస్థానంలో ఉంచి, సమూహంగా వెంటనే పర్వతం నుండి బయలుదేరారు.

Word by Word

• śiva-ājñayā: by Shiva's command
• śiva-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya ājñā), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• brahma-viṣṇu-mukhāḥ: with Brahma and Vishnu at the forefront
• brahma-viṣṇu-mukhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ: (brahma-viṣṇu) as a dvandva unit + mukha; overall 'having Brahma and Vishnu at the head'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• puraskṛtya: having put in front / having honored
• puraskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras- + √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), 'having placed in front/having honored'

• guham: Guha (Kartikeya)
• guham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• nirjagmuḥ: went out/departed
• nirjagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir- + √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• militāḥ: assembled/united
• militāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √mil (धातु) + kta (क्त) → milita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gireḥ: of the mountain
• gireḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Guha
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even the highest cosmic powers (Brahmā and Viṣṇu) act under Śiva’s ājñā, affirming Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose will harmonizes the devas toward dharma and divine purpose.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who issues compassionate commands to uphold cosmic order; devotion to the Liṅga trains the worshipper in the same attitude of śaraṇāgati—aligning one’s actions with Śiva’s will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined obedience (ājñā-anusaraṇa) expressed through daily Śiva-pūjā—reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering bhakti with steadiness and promptness (sadyaḥ) like the devas.