Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

तथैव चित्रं परमं महोज्ज्वलं महाप्रभन्देववरैस्सुपूजितम् । गिरीशचिह्नं शिवलोकसंस्थितं सुशोभितं शम्भुगृहं चकार

Transliteration

tathaiva citraṃ paramaṃ mahojjvalaṃ mahāprabhandevavaraissupūjitam | girīśacihnaṃ śivalokasaṃsthitaṃ suśobhitaṃ śambhugṛhaṃ cakāra

Translation

同样地，他造作了一处非凡居所：至妙奇绝、光辉炽盛；威仪广大，为诸天中最胜者如法礼敬；具吉利沙（主湿婆）之圣徽，安立于湿婆界（Śivaloka），庄严华美——这正是商布的圣殿宫邸。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• चित्रम्: wonderful/variegated
• चित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महत्-उज्ज्वलम्: very brilliant
• महत्-उज्ज्वलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तद् उज्ज्वलम्)

• महाप्रभम्: of great splendor
• महाप्रभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती प्रभा यस्य)

• देववरैः: by the best of the gods
• देववरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां वराः)

• सुपूजितम्: well-worshipped
• सुपूजितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + pūj (धातु) → pūjita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गिरीशचिह्नम्: the emblem/sign of Girīśa
• गिरीशचिह्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girīśa (प्रातिपदिक) + cihna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरीशस्य चिह्नम्)

• शिवलोकसंस्थितम्: situated in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकसंस्थितम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva-loka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (शिवलोके संस्थितम्)

• सुशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• सुशोभितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + śubh/śobh (धातु) → śobhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शम्भुगृहम्: Śambhu’s house
• शम्भुगृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शम्भोः गृहम्)

• चकार: made/constructed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Girish
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse glorifies Śiva’s divine abode as supremely luminous and worship-worthy, indicating that proximity to Śiva (Pati) and His realm symbolizes liberation-oriented grace—where the soul turns from worldly bondage (pāśa) toward the Lord through reverent devotion.

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

By describing the abode as bearing Girīśa’s emblem and being honored by the gods, the verse supports Saguna worship—Śiva approached through sacred symbols (cihna), icons, and consecrated spaces, which in Shaiva practice includes the Śiva-liṅga as the central mark of His presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is temple-focused bhakti: mentally contemplate Śiva’s radiant abode (dhyāna), perform pūjā with purity and reverence, and anchor devotion in mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily discipline.