Shloka 9

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

भूमौ गौडोद्भवांश्चक्रे रुद्रा क्षाञ्छिववल्लभान् । मथुरायामयोध्यायां लंकायां मलये तथा

Transliteration

bhūmau gauḍodbhavāṃścakre rudrā kṣāñchivavallabhān | mathurāyāmayodhyāyāṃ laṃkāyāṃ malaye tathā

Translation

บนแผ่นดิน เหล่ารุทรได้สร้างกษัตริย์ผู้กำเนิดจากแคว้นเกาฑะ อันเป็นที่รักของพระศิวะ; และเช่นเดียวกันในมถุรา อยุธยา ลังกา และแคว้นมลยะด้วย।

Word by Word

• भूमौ: on the earth
• भूमौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• गौड-उद्भवान्: originating in Gauḍa
• गौड-उद्भवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौड (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘गौडात् उद्भवः’ (gauḍa-origin)

• चक्रे: made/created
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘he made/created’

• रुद्राक्षान्: rudrākṣas
• रुद्राक्षान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘रुद्रस्य अक्षाः’ (rudrākṣa beads/trees)

• शिव-वल्लभान्: beloved of Śiva
• शिव-वल्लभान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘शिवस्य वल्लभाः’

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• लङ्कायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लङ्कायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• मलये: in Malaya (mountain/region)
• मलये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Political-theological motif: Rudra’s gaṇas/Rudras establish Śiva-favoured rulers in key regions, implying dharmic stability under Śiva’s oversight.

Significance: Frames righteous kingship as sustained by Śiva’s grace; encourages devotees to see social order (sthiti) as under divine governance.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (as Pati) sustaining worldly order by empowering “Śiva-beloved” rulers through the Rudras, implying that devotion and dharma in leadership are instruments for harmony and spiritual upliftment.

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

Calling the rulers “Śiva-vallabha” points to Saguna Śiva’s grace operating within history—those aligned with Śiva through worship (including Liṅga-bhakti) become fit channels for dharmic protection and social stability.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate Śiva-anugraha through daily Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Liṅga-pūjā, aligning one’s actions with dharma so that authority (outer or inner) becomes “Śiva-favoured.”