Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

दंपती तौ तदा तत्रैकपद्येन विरेजतुः । विवंद्यमानावृषिभिरावृतौ सुरसत्तमैः

Transliteration

daṃpatī tau tadā tatraikapadyena virejatuḥ | vivaṃdyamānāvṛṣibhirāvṛtau surasattamaiḥ

Translation

当时就在彼处，那神圣的夫妇以一步之威而光耀显现，受诸仙人恭敬赞颂，并为最胜诸天所环绕。

Word by Word

• दंपती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दंपती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine; dual-form noun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एकपद्येन: with a single verse
• एकपद्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + पद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: एकं पद्यं (one verse/one stanza)

• विरेजतुः: shone/appeared splendid
• विरेजतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); आत्मनेपद

• विवन्द्यमानौ: being praised/saluted
• विवन्द्यमानौ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present passive participle; शानच्/मान), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Agent of passive (कर्तृ in कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आवृतौ: surrounded
• आवृतौ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle; क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सुरसत्तमैः: by the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमैः: Instrument/Agent (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: सुराणां सत्तमाः (best among gods)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rishis
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the auspicious darśana of the divine couple—Śiva with Śakti—revealing that the Lord’s grace becomes manifest (Saguna) and is recognized through reverence (vandana) by sages and devas, strengthening bhakti as a direct means to upliftment.

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

Though the verse depicts the couple in a visible, glorious form, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Śiva through manifest signs of grace—such as the Liṅga, divine forms, and sacred presence—honoring Him with praise like the ṛṣis and devas do here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vandana and smaraṇa: recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused remembrance of Śiva-Śakti, and offer simple salutations (namaskāra) as the sages do, cultivating humility and devotion.