Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

रुद्राक्षाभरणास्सर्वे तथा सद्भस्मधारिणः । हारकुण्डलकेयूरमुकुटाद्यैरलंकृताः

Transliteration

rudrākṣābharaṇāssarve tathā sadbhasmadhāriṇaḥ | hārakuṇḍalakeyūramukuṭādyairalaṃkṛtāḥ

Translation

Tất cả đều mang trang sức rudrākṣa và bôi/đeo thánh tro (bhasma). Họ được điểm trang bằng vòng cổ, hoa tai, vòng tay, vương miện và các thứ trang sức khác.

Word by Word

• रुद्राक्ष-आभरणाः: adorned with rudrākṣa ornaments
• रुद्राक्ष-आभरणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rudrākṣa-ornaments)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• सत्-भस्म-धारिणः: wearing holy/true ash
• सत्-भस्म-धारिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भस्म (प्रातिपदिक) + धारी (कृदन्त; √धृ धारणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; धारिन्-कृदन्त (agent)

• हार-कुण्डल-केयूर-मुकुट-आद्यैः: with garlands, earrings, armlets, crowns, etc.
• हार-कुण्डल-केयूर-मुकुट-आद्यैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + केयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समाहारः

• अलंकृताः: adorned
• अलंकृताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलंकृत (कृदन्त; √कृ करणे, उपसर्गः अलम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त/कर्मणि-प्रयोग (past passive participle)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the external Shaiva emblems—rudrākṣa and sacred ash—as visible signs of inner devotion, purity, and alignment with Shiva-tattva, supporting a life oriented to bhakti and liberation.

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

Rudrākṣa and bhasma are classic aids of Saguna Shiva worship, commonly used while performing pūjā to the Liṅga—reminding the devotee of Shiva’s grace, detachment, and the sanctity of disciplined devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Shaiva observances such as wearing rudrākṣa, applying sacred ash (often as tripuṇḍra), and maintaining devotional discipline—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during daily worship.