Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

शतरुद्रन्तथा कोटिरुद्रं व्योमयुगाधिकम् । द्विसाहस्रं च द्विशतं तथोमं भूसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

śatarudrantathā koṭirudraṃ vyomayugādhikam | dvisāhasraṃ ca dviśataṃ tathomaṃ bhūsahasrakam

Translation

เช่นเดียวกันมีหมวด “ศตรุทร” และ “โกฏิรุทร”; และหมวด “วยมะ” ที่มากกว่าสองยุค อีกทั้ง “ทวิสาหัสระ” และ “ทวิศตะ”; รวมถึงหมวด “อุมา” และ “ภูสหัสรกะ” ด้วย

Word by Word

• śata-rudram: Śatarudra (section)
• śata-rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (hundred Rudras; section/title)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• koṭi-rudram: Koṭirudra (section)
• koṭi-rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (koṭi-saṃkhyakaṃ rudram / koṭyā rudrāṇām)

• vyoma-yuga-adhikam: exceeding by ‘vyoma-yuga’ (as stated measure)
• vyoma-yuga-adhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyoma (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (vyoma-yugaṃ adhikaṃ yasmin / exceeding by ‘vyoma-yuga’)

• dvi-sāhasram: two thousand
• dvi-sāhasram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dvi-śatam: two hundred
• dvi-śatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (two hundred)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• umām: Umā (section)
• umām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (proper name/section)

• bhū-sahasrakam: bhū-sahasraka (a thousand of bhū / named so)
• bhū-sahasrakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (bhū-sahasrakaṃ = ‘earth-thousand’ as measure/name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Lists additional section-titles/extent markers (Śatarudra, Koṭirudra, Vyoma, etc.). These are internal textual divisions, not site-legends.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Implicitly gestures to cosmic scales (‘koṭi’, ‘vyoma’, ‘yuga’) as measures, though not narrating an event.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purana’s internal sacred organization—multiple Shaiva-focused sections (Śatarudra, Koṭirudra, Umā, etc.)—implying that Shiva’s teaching is approached through layered revelations: devotion (bhakti), disciplined study (śravaṇa-manana), and yogic contemplation leading the bound soul (paśu) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By naming Śatarudra/Koṭirudra/Umā-type sections, the verse points to Saguna Shiva worship as taught through specific thematic modules—Rudra forms, sacred narratives, and Uma-Shiva unity—supporting Linga-upasana as a structured path of reverence, recitation, and understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined pāṭha (scriptural recitation) of Shaiva sections alongside japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using Rudraksha and Tripundra as supportive Shaiva observances where appropriate.