Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

तथैव युवयोश्शोभा दांपत्यं च पुरस्कृतम् । अतस्त्वं जगतः केतुर्विश्वकेतुर्भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tathaiva yuvayośśobhā dāṃpatyaṃ ca puraskṛtam | atastvaṃ jagataḥ keturviśvaketurbhaviṣyasi

Translation

ฉันนั้นรัศมีของท่านทั้งสองและเกียรติแห่งชีวิตคู่จักได้รับการยกย่องเป็นอันดับแรก ดังนั้นท่านจักเป็น “เกตุ” แห่งโลก—เป็น “วิศวเกตุ” อย่างแท้จริง—ผู้เปิดเผยหนทางมงคลแก่สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/so)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• युवयोः: of you two
• युवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनार्थे सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• शोभा: splendour, beauty
• शोभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दांपत्यम्: married state, conjugal union
• दांपत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāṃpatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as subject/apposition

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृतम्: honoured, put in front, exalted
• पुरस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puras √kṛ (धातु) → puraskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/सामान्य, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• केतुः: banner, sign, beacon
• केतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वकेतुः: beacon of the universe
• विश्वकेतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viśvasya ketuḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (pronouncing an auspicious benediction regarding Śiva–Satī’s union)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It portrays the divine marriage as a world-guiding “ketu” (emblem): Shiva’s grace and Satī’s auspicious power make their union a visible standard of dharma that leads beings toward purification and liberation.

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

Calling Shiva a “universal banner” aligns with Saguna worship: devotees approach the manifest Lord through sacred signs—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as the foremost emblem of Shiva’s presence and saving guidance in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take the verse as a dhyāna: contemplate Shiva as the guiding ketu and recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering bilva leaves to the liṅga, cultivating steadiness in dharma and devotion.