Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

स्वधेनुशालायां रम्यं कारयामास तेन च । भवनं विस्तृतं सम्यक् तत्र सिंहासनं वरम्

Transliteration

svadhenuśālāyāṃ ramyaṃ kārayāmāsa tena ca | bhavanaṃ vistṛtaṃ samyak tatra siṃhāsanaṃ varam

Translation

اپنی گؤشالہ میں اُس نے اُس کے ذریعے ایک خوشنما، خوش ترتیب اور وسیع عمارت بنوائی؛ اور اس کشادہ رہائش میں ایک بہترین سنگھاسن بھی قائم کرایا۔

Word by Word

• स्वधेनुशालायाम्: in his own cowshed
• स्वधेनुशालायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + धेनु + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘स्वस्य धेनुशाला’)

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कारयामास: caused to be made/built
• कारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative), लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• भवनम्: mansion/building
• भवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तृतम्: spacious/expanded
• विस्तृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सम्यक्: properly/well
• सम्यक्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• सिंहासनम्: lion-throne
• सिंहासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘सिंहस्य आसनम्’ = lion-throne)

• वरम्: excellent
• वरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that devotion is supported by deliberate preparation—creating a clean, ordered, and sacred environment that reflects inner reverence for Shiva and dharmic living.

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

A properly arranged dwelling and seat symbolize establishing an auspicious ‘āsana’ for Saguna worship—preparing a respectful place where Shiva is approached with honor, purity, and attentive devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a dedicated worship space with a clean seat (āsana) before japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); maintain purity and order as an outer aid to steadiness in meditation.