Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः

Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura

Devanagari script

पुनस्सर्वेश्वरस्तत्र जयस्तंभसमीपतः । स्तंभेश्वराभिधं लिंगं गुहः स्थापितवान्मुदा

Transliteration

punassarveśvarastatra jayastaṃbhasamīpataḥ | staṃbheśvarābhidhaṃ liṃgaṃ guhaḥ sthāpitavānmudā

Translation

پھر وہاں فتح کے ستون کے قریب گُہا نے خوشی سے ‘ستَمبھیشور’ نام کا لِنگ قائم کیا، جو سرویشور شِو کا روپ ہے۔

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb/काल-अव्यय)

• sarva-īśvaraḥ: the Lord of all (Sarveśvara)
• sarva-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (locative adverb/देश-अव्यय)

• jayaḥ: Jaya (name)
• jayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• staṃbha-samīpataḥ: from near the pillar
• staṃbha-samīpataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: staṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + samīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) with tasil (तसिल्/तस्) forming ablatival adverb; meaning 'from near the pillar'

• staṃbha-īśvara-abhidham: named ‘Staṃbheśvara’
• staṃbha-īśvara-abhidham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: staṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Napuṃsakalīṅga (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalīṅga (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• guhaḥ: Guha (Kārttikeya)
• guhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• sthāpitavān: installed, established
• sthāpitavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) with causative √sthāpaya (णिजन्त) → sthāpita (कृदन्त) + vān (वत्/वान्)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect-like past agentive (क्त + वान्); Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; expresses completed action by subject

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Skanda (Guha) establishes a Śiva-liṅga named “Stambheśvara” beside a jaya-stambha (victory pillar), marking the site as sanctified by divine victory and Śiva’s lordship (Sarveśvara).

Significance: Darśana/arcana of a liṅga installed by a deva (Skanda) is framed as especially merit-giving—supporting siddhi (legitimate aims) and culminating in Śiva’s grace when approached with bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It shows that devotion culminates in establishing and worshipping Śiva as Sarveśvara through the Liṅga, making victory meaningful only when consecrated to the Lord who grants grace and liberation.

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

The Liṅga named Stambheśvara is a Saguna focus for worship—Śiva made accessible for prayer, offerings, and remembrance—while pointing to the Supreme Sarveśvara beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and daily Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and steady bhakti, performed with inner joy (mudā).