Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64

कुमाराभिषेकवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka

Consecration/Installation

Devanagari script

सर्वथा समलंकृत्य वासयामास संग्रहम् । कार्त्तिकस्य विधिं प्रीत्या कारयामास चोत्सवम्

Transliteration

sarvathā samalaṃkṛtya vāsayāmāsa saṃgraham | kārttikasya vidhiṃ prītyā kārayāmāsa cotsavam

Translation

他以种种方式庄严装饰一切，又使全体会众安住妥帖。怀着欢喜之心，他命人依仪轨为迦尔蒂迦行法，并安排了庆典法会。

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: ‘in every way’)

• सम्: completely
• सम्: Upasarga (उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam (उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb) — अलंकृत्य इत्यनेन सह

• अलंकृत्य: having adorned
• अलंकृत्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṃkṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having adorned)

• वासयामास: caused to be placed/kept
• वासयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वास् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘caused to dwell/placed’)

• संग्रहम्: collection, assemblage
• संग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कार्त्तिकस्य: of Kārttika
• कार्त्तिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विधिम्: rite, procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with joy/affection
• प्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कारयामास: caused (to be done)
• कारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्सवम्: festival
• उत्सवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotional worship is not merely internal contemplation but also sacred hospitality, beautification, and communal celebration—acts offered with prīti (loving joy) that purify the mind and strengthen bhakti toward Shiva’s divine family.

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

By emphasizing vidhi (prescribed ritual) and utsava (festival), the verse supports Saguna worship—structured, embodied devotion through rites and celebrations—commonly centered on Shiva and his divine manifestations and associates, which Shaiva tradition treats as valid supports for realizing the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests following vidhi with devotion: preparing a clean, decorated worship space, hosting devotees, and conducting a festival-style pūjā—ideally accompanied by Shaiva japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) according to one’s tradition.