Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

अथ स्नानं कृतन्तेन मङ्गलद्रव्यसंयुतम् । शूलिना सुप्रसन्नेन लोकानुग्रहकारिणा

Transliteration

atha snānaṃ kṛtantena maṅgaladravyasaṃyutam | śūlinā suprasannena lokānugrahakāriṇā

Translation

Bấy giờ, chính Đức Śiva đầy hoan hỷ—Đấng cầm Tam Xoa, luôn hướng tâm ban ân cho muôn cõi—đã cử hành lễ tắm thiêng, kèm theo các vật phẩm cát tường.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ-बोधक (then/now)

• स्नानम्: bath/ablution
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (contextually कर्म—object of an implied verb like ‘अकरोत्’)

• कृतन्तेन: by Kṛtānta (Death) / by the accomplisher
• कृतन्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (by Kṛtānta/Death; or by one who has completed it)

• मङ्गल-द्रव्य-संयुतम्: accompanied by auspicious substances
• मङ्गल-द्रव्य-संयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल + द्रव्य + सम्√युज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (स्नानम् इति विशेष्यस्य); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मङ्गलानि द्रव्याणि = मङ्गलद्रव्याणि; तैः संयुतम्)

• शूलिना: by the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (one bearing a trident)

• सु-प्रसन्नेन: by (one) very pleased
• सु-प्रसन्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (very pleased/serene)

• लोक-अनुग्रह-कारिणा: by the doer of favor to the worlds
• लोक-अनुग्रह-कारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अनुग्रह + कृ (धातु) + णिनि/इन् (प्रत्यय) (कारिन्)
• Form: कृदन्त-नाम (कारिन्—agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लोकानाम् अनुग्रहः = लोकानुग्रहः; तं करोति = लोकानुग्रहकारी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): even ritual acts like the sacred bath become vehicles of liberation when performed under the Lord’s compassionate will, emphasizing Pati (Śiva) as the giver of spiritual upliftment.

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

It reflects the Saguna mode of devotion where Śiva is approached through sacred actions—especially snāna/abhisheka with maṅgala-dravyas—typical of Liṅga worship, making divine grace accessible through tangible ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests Shiva-abhisheka (ritual bathing) using auspicious offerings; paired devotionally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the outer act as inner purification.