Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

गर्ग उवाच । हिमाचल धराधीश स्वामिन् कालीपतिः प्रभो । पाणिग्रहार्थं शंभुं चानय त्वं निजमंदिरम्

Transliteration

garga uvāca | himācala dharādhīśa svāmin kālīpatiḥ prabho | pāṇigrahārthaṃ śaṃbhuṃ cānaya tvaṃ nijamaṃdiram

Translation

Garga thưa: “Ôi Himācala, chúa tể núi non, bậc chủ tôn rạng rỡ—đấng là phu quân đã được định cho Kālī—xin hãy thỉnh Śambhu về cung điện của ngài để cử hành nghi lễ nắm tay (hôn phối).”

Word by Word

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हिमाचल: O Himācala (Himālaya)
• हिमाचल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• धराधीश: O lord of the earth
• धराधीश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘धरायाः अधीशः’ = lord of the earth)

• स्वामिन्: O master
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• काली-पतिः: the husband of Kālī (Śiva)
• काली-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘कालीस्य पतिः’ = husband of Kālī)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• पाणि-ग्रह-अर्थम्: for the purpose of marriage
• पाणि-ग्रह-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अर्थ-शब्दः पुं; पदे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयुक्तः), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘पाणिग्रहस्य अर्थम्’ = for the purpose of marriage/hand-taking)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√नी (धातु) / √नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; रूपम् ‘आनय’ (आ + √नी) = bring

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निज-मन्दिरम्: to your own palace
• निज-मन्दिरम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म; destination as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘निजं मन्दिरम्’ = one’s own house/palace)

Speaker

Garga (sage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Garga
• Himācala
• Shiva (Śambhu)
• Kālī (Goddess/Parāśakti)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dharmic order: even the supreme Pati (Śiva) participates in sacred rites, showing that worldly samskāras, when aligned with devotion, can become a vehicle for grace and auspiciousness.

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

Here Śiva is addressed personally as Śambhu and as the destined consort of the Goddess—an explicitly saguna (personal) context. Such narratives support bhakti-oriented worship where the devotee approaches Śiva as a living, gracious Lord, which can complement Linga worship as His sacred presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to honoring dharma through samskāras; a practical takeaway is to sanctify marriage and household life with Śiva-bhakti—e.g., daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and worship of Śiva before major rites.