Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

तद्रेतःकणिकास्सद्यस्तद्देहान् विविशुर्मुने । रोमद्वाराऽखिला वह्निरभूद्दाहविवर्जितः

Transliteration

tadretaḥkaṇikāssadyastaddehān viviśurmune | romadvārā'khilā vahnirabhūddāhavivarjitaḥ

Translation

圣者啊，他那细微的精滴立刻由毛孔进入她们的身体；遍满每一毛孔的火焰遂失去灼烧之力——其炽烈被湿婆的神圣法令所平息。

Word by Word

• tad-retaḥ-kaṇikāḥ: those semen-particles (drops)
• tad-retaḥ-kaṇikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + retas (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य रेतसः कणिकाः’); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• tad-dehān: those bodies
• tad-dehān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘ते देहाः’); पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्

• viviśuḥ: entered
• viviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम्

• roma-dvārāt: through/from the pores (hair-openings)
• roma-dvārāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roma (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रोम्णां द्वारम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम्

• akhilaḥ: entire
• akhilaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• vahniḥ: fire (Agni)
• vahniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अङ्गभूत/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• dāha-vivarjitaḥ: devoid of burning (painless)
• dāha-vivarjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (नञ्-तत्पुरुषार्थे भावः: ‘दाहेन विवर्जितः’); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni (Fire)

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva’s śakti as utterly sovereign: even a force as consuming as fire becomes harmless when governed by the Lord’s will, teaching that divine grace can neutralize the burning of karma and passion.

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

The episode emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the compassionate, regulating Lord (Pati) who transforms intense energies into auspicious outcomes—mirroring how Linga-worship seeks Śiva’s presence to purify and redirect life-force toward dharma and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is disciplined purification with bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner restraint—so that inner “fire” (tapas, desire, anger) becomes dāha-vivarjita, i.e., non-harming and spiritually productive.