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

اسی طرح شترُدر اور کوٹیرُدر (حصے) ہیں؛ اور ویوم (حصہ) دو یُگ زیادہ ہے۔ پھر دویساہسر اور دویشت، نیز اُما اور بھوسہسرک (حصے) بھی ہیں۔

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.