Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

किं बहूक्तेन देवर्षे सर्वो वै विश्वकर्मणा । हिमागप्रेरितेनाशु क्लृप्तस्सुरसमाजकः

Transliteration

kiṃ bahūktena devarṣe sarvo vai viśvakarmaṇā | himāgapreritenāśu klṛptassurasamājakaḥ

Translation

ఓ దేవర్షీ, ఎక్కువగా చెప్పడం ఎందుకు? హిమాలయుని ప్రేరణతో విశ్వకర్ముడు తక్షణమే అన్నిటినీ సన్నద్ధం చేశాడు—సర్వ దేవసమాజాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేశాడు।

Word by Word

• किम्: what? (i.e., why/much)
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/idiomatic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun used idiomatically

• बहु-उक्तेन: with many words
• बहु-उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘with much-saying/with many words’

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वः: everything / all (was done)
• सर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• हिम-अग-प्रेरितेन: prompted by Himālaya
• हिम-अग-प्रेरितेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + अग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेरित (कृदन्त, √प्रेर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally: ‘prompted by Himāg(a)=Himālaya’

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/ adverb

• क्लृप्तः: was constructed
• क्लृप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लृप्त (कृदन्त, √कॢप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle): ‘made/constructed’

• सुर-समाजकः: the gods’ assembly-hall
• सुर-समाजकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + समाजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘assembly-hall of the gods’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Vishvakarman
• Himalaya
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes sacred readiness: when devotion (Himālaya’s intent) aligns with divine skill (Viśvakarman), the conditions for Shiva’s auspicious līlā are quickly perfected—mirroring how a seeker prepares body, mind, and space for grace.

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

The verse highlights orderly preparation for divine presence—just as devotees prepare a consecrated place, offerings, and purity of mind before Linga-pūjā, welcoming Saguna Shiva through disciplined arrangement and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare the worship-space and the ‘inner altar’ carefully: cleanse, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) if practiced, and begin japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to ‘arrange’ the mind for Shiva’s presence.