Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 27

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

कृत्वा बालोचितां रक्षां लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः । आरुह्य यानं स्वन्धाम हरोऽपि हरिणा ययौ

Transliteration

kṛtvā bālocitāṃ rakṣāṃ laukikīṃ gatimāśritaḥ | āruhya yānaṃ svandhāma haro'pi hariṇā yayau

Translation

Sau khi sắp đặt sự hộ trì giản dị, hợp với trẻ thơ theo lối thế tục, Hara (Śiva) cũng theo nếp thường, lên cỗ xe của mình và cùng Hari (Viṣṇu) trở về bản cung của Ngài.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having done’

• बालोचिताम्: appropriate for a child
• बालोचिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of रक्षाम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāla-ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): बाल + उचित; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• रक्षाम्: protection; safeguard (rite)
• रक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• लौकिकीम्: worldly; ordinary
• लौकिकीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of गतिम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• गतिम्: course; way of life; state
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• आश्रितः: having resorted to; having adopted
• आश्रितः: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘अभवत्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used predicatively, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘having resorted to’

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having mounted’

• यानम्: vehicle
• यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्वन्धाम: his own abode
• स्वन्धाम: Karma (कर्म) (goal/place reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): स्व + धामन्; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive/emphatic

• हरिणा: with Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Karaṇa (करण) / Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It shows Saguna Shiva (Hara) voluntarily adopting ordinary, accessible means of protection and conduct, teaching devotees that divine grace works even through simple worldly forms while ultimately leading beings toward the Lord’s own abode (sva-dhāma).

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

By depicting Shiva acting within laukika (worldly) conventions, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through tangible forms and practices (including Linga-upasana) that suit the devotee’s capacity, while recognizing the same Lord as the supreme Pati beyond all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to use simple protective devotion appropriate to one’s stage—daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with traditional Shaiva supports like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—performed with humility rather than complexity.