Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्

Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission

Devanagari script

एकस्मिन्समये शंभुर्विजहार सुलीलया । कौतुकेनैव चिक्रीडे शिवा कन्दुकलीलया

Transliteration

ekasminsamaye śaṃbhurvijahāra sulīlayā | kautukenaiva cikrīḍe śivā kandukalīlayā

Translation

Có một lúc, Śambhu vui đùa bằng lối chơi thật duyên dáng, nhẹ nhàng. Chỉ vì niềm hoan hỷ, Śivā cũng cùng Ngài chơi trò tung bóng như một cuộc hí lộng.

Word by Word

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण समये इति

• समये: at a time/occasion
• समये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्भुः: Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• विजहार: played/sported
• विजहार: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्काल); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• सु-लीलया: with graceful play
• सु-लीलया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular)

• कौतुकena: out of curiosity/playfulness
• कौतुकena: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• चिक्रीडे: played
• चिक्रीडे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्काल); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• शिवा: Shiva (Goddess)
• शिवा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• कन्दुक-लीलया: with ball-play
• कन्दुक-लीलया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays the Saguna (personal) aspect of Pati (Śiva) with Śakti (Śivā/Pārvatī), showing that the Lord’s līlā is not worldly attachment but a compassionate, accessible mode through which devotees cultivate loving devotion and inner purity.

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

The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: meditating on Śiva’s divine qualities and līlās. Such remembrance naturally matures into reverence for the Liṅga as the steady, formless-symbolic presence of the same Śiva beyond play—Nirguṇa realized through Saguna devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Līlā-smaraṇa (devotional recollection) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the key takeaway; one may combine it with calm dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti unity to steady the mind and turn delight into bhakti.