Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्

Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

Devanagari script

शिवबालोपि सुप्रीतो दिव्यज्ञानमदात्परम् । विश्वामित्राय मुनये महोतिकारकः प्रभुः

Transliteration

śivabālopi suprīto divyajñānamadātparam | viśvāmitrāya munaye mahotikārakaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

虽仍为神圣之童，主湿婆大为欢喜，赐予牟尼毗湿瓦密多至上天界之智；彼主乃大能者，施与崇高利益之赐者。

Word by Word

• शिवबालः: the divine child (Śiva as a boy)
• शिवबालः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवबाल (प्रातिपदिक) = शिव + बाल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (शिवः एव बालः)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• दिव्यज्ञानम्: divine knowledge
• दिव्यज्ञानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्यज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) = दिव्य + ज्ञान
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष (दिव्यं ज्ञानम्)

• अदात्: gave
• अदात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘gave’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (दिव्यज्ञानस्य)

• विश्वामित्राय: to Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्राय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मुनये: to the sage
• मुनये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विश्वामित्रस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• महोतिकारकः: the maker of great benefit (bestower of great good)
• महोतिकारकः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महोतिकारक (प्रातिपदिक) = महोतिका + कारक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महोतिकां करोति/कारकः)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishvamitra

FAQs

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

It teaches that true liberating knowledge (parama-jñāna) arises primarily from Śiva’s grace when the devotee or sage becomes pleasing to Him, showing Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who uplifts the bound soul.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s compassionate accessibility—He can appear even as a child and still confer supreme wisdom—encouraging devotees to approach Śiva through tangible worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā) that ripens into divine knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate Śiva-prīti (pleasing devotion) through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and regular Liṅga-abhiṣeka, seeking divya-jñāna as a fruit of grace rather than mere scholarship.