Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्

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Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । कृत्तिकाभिर्गृहीते वै तस्मिञ्शंभुसुते मुने । कश्चित्कालो व्यतीयाय बुबुधे न हिमाद्रिजा

Transliteration

brahmovāca | kṛttikābhirgṛhīte vai tasmiñśaṃbhusute mune | kaścitkālo vyatīyāya bubudhe na himādrijā

Translation

Wika ni Brahmā: O pantas, nang ang anak ni Śambhu ay tunay na inalagaan ng mga Kṛttikā, lumipas ang ilang panahon; subalit ang anak na babae ni Himādri (Pārvatī) ay hindi pa nakaaalam nito.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कृत्तिकाभिः: by the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गृहीते: (when) taken/held
• गृहीते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grah (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन् … सुते’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (when/while taken)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शम्भु-सुते: in Śambhu’s son
• शम्भु-सुते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): शम्भोः सुतः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: some
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaścit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कालः’ इति विशेषणम्

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• व्यतीयाय: passed by
• व्यतीयाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati + i (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: वि + अति

• बुबुधे: noticed/realized
• बुबुधे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• हिमाद्रिजा: the daughter of Himālaya (Pārvatī)
• हिमाद्रिजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himādri (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-भाव): हिमाद्रेः जाता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Parvati
• Krittikas
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva’s līlā unfolds according to divine order; even the Mother (Pārvatī) may remain unaware for a time, showing that cosmic events are guided by Pati (Śiva) beyond immediate human-like knowing.

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

The verse situates a Saguna narrative—Śiva as Śambhu acting in the world—inviting devotees to see personal events as expressions of the Lord’s will, which is ritually centered in Linga worship as the living presence of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with patience, remembering that results mature in time under Śiva’s governance.