Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

गृहाणि लोकपालानां विरेचे सुन्दराणि च । तद्वत्स प्रीतितो दिव्यान्यद्भुतानि महान्ति च

Transliteration

gṛhāṇi lokapālānāṃ virece sundarāṇi ca | tadvatsa prītito divyānyadbhutāni mahānti ca

Translation

出于慈爱，亲爱的啊，他塑造了诸世界守护者（Lokapāla）的华美居所；同样地，在欢悦之中，他又创造了许多宏大、奇妙而神圣的境界与奇观。

Word by Word

• गृहाणि: houses, dwellings
• गृहाणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• लोकपालानाम्: of the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘लोकस्य पालाः’)

• विरेचे: he fashioned, he arranged
• विरेचे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + रिच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुन्दराणि: beautiful
• सुन्दराणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Deictic)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र संबोधन-पूर्वकं ‘तद्वत्स’ इत्यस्य अङ्गम्

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रीतितः: out of affection
• प्रीतितः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अद्भुतानि: wonderful
• अद्भुतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• महान्ति: great, huge
• महान्ति: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine order and sacred realms arise from benevolent will—creation is not merely mechanical but flows from grace (anugraha), pointing to Shiva’s lordship as Pati who uplifts beings through harmonious cosmic arrangement.

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

By presenting the divine as the arranger of heavenly abodes and wonders, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion: worship of the Linga trains the mind to see the visible cosmos as sustained by Shiva’s compassionate power and to seek refuge in Him beyond worldly structures.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while visualizing the universe as Shiva’s ordered mandala, offering one’s home and actions as a mental naivedya; if observing Mahashivratri, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and inward remembrance of Shiva as the giver of divine shelter.