Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 4

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

तदा सुरर्षिरागत्य सर्वं वृत्तं जगाद ह । गणेश्वरविवाहादि भ्रामयंस्तं स्वबुद्धितः

Transliteration

tadā surarṣirāgatya sarvaṃ vṛttaṃ jagāda ha | gaṇeśvaravivāhādi bhrāmayaṃstaṃ svabuddhitaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ vị thánh hiền của chư Thiên đến và thuật lại cho ngài mọi việc đã xảy ra—khởi đầu từ chuyện hôn lễ của Gaṇeśvara—đồng thời dẫn dắt (và chỉnh sửa) ngài theo sự hiểu biết phân minh của chính mình.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सुरर्षिः: the divine sage
• सुरर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक); components: सुर + ऋषि
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense ‘divine sage’

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• वृत्तम्: what happened / the event
• वृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• जगाद: told / spoke
• जगाद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/metrical)

• गणेश्वरविवाहादि: (matters) such as Gaṇeśvara’s marriage, etc.
• गणेश्वरविवाहादि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर-विवाह-आदि (प्रातिपदिक); components: गणेश्वर + विवाह + आदि
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समाहार-द्वन्द्व/तत्पुरुष sense ‘(things) beginning with Gaṇeśvara’s marriage’

• भ्रामयन्: deluding / misleading
• भ्रामयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रामय् (णिजन्त from भ्रम् धातु) → भ्रामयन्त् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); causative present participle ‘causing to wander/delude’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्वबुद्धितः: from his own understanding / by his own idea
• स्वबुद्धितः: Hetu/Source (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व-बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक); components: स्व + बुद्धि
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/according to one’s own understanding’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that clarity in dharma and devotion arises through the guidance of realized sages, who dispel confusion and align the seeker’s understanding toward Shiva-bhakti and right conduct.

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

By highlighting narration of Shiva’s sacred household events (such as Gaṇeśa’s marriage), it supports Saguna-focused devotion—where hearing (śravaṇa) and remembrance of Shiva’s līlā naturally mature into steadier worship of Shiva, including Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa and manana: regularly listening to Shiva Purana kathā from a competent teacher and reflecting on it, supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady the mind and remove भ्रम (confusion).