Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्

Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नवसरे तात श्वेतनामा च संप्रति । तत्राऽपश्यत्सुतं दिव्यं निजं परम पावनम्

Transliteration

tasminnavasare tāta śvetanāmā ca saṃprati | tatrā'paśyatsutaṃ divyaṃ nijaṃ parama pāvanam

Translation

ในกาลนั้นเอง ดูก่อนผู้เป็นที่รัก ศเวตนามาก็อยู่ ณ ที่นั้น และนางได้เห็นบุตรของตนเอง ผู้ทิพย์ผ่องใสและบริสุทธิ์ยิ่ง

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अवसरे: occasion/time
• अवसरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तात: O dear one
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्वेत-नामा: one named Śveta
• श्वेत-नामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘यस्य नाम श्वेतः’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• संप्रति: now/at that time
• संप्रति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃprati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: now/at present)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुतम्)

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुतम्)

• परमम्: supreme/very great
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुतम्)

• पावनम्: purifying/holy
• पावनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुतम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the sanctifying power of darśana—beholding a divinely endowed being is portrayed as “parama-pāvana,” indicating that Shiva’s grace operates through sacred encounters that purify the heart and strengthen bhakti.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the theme is Saguna grace: Shiva’s presence is known through perceivable, purifying manifestations. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, the devotee is uplifted through Shiva’s compassionate self-revelation (anugraha) experienced as sacred vision.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate purifying darśana through daily Shiva worship—offerings with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a focused, reverent gaze upon the Liṅga, treating the act of seeing as a means of inner purification.