Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

कुण्डो द्वादशकोट्या हि तथा पर्वतको मुने । अष्टाभिः कोटिभिर्वीरस्समगाच्चन्द्रतापनः

Transliteration

kuṇḍo dvādaśakoṭyā hi tathā parvatako mune | aṣṭābhiḥ koṭibhirvīrassamagāccandratāpanaḥ

Translation

“噢，牟尼啊，祭火之坑（kuṇḍa）以十二俱胝之量而设；供品/薪柴之‘山’亦同其广。勇士旃陀罗塔帕那（Candratāpana）率八俱胝随从抵达彼处。”

Word by Word

• कुण्डः: Kuṇḍa
• कुण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• द्वादशकोट्या: with twelve crores
• द्वादशकोट्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); द्विगुसमास: 'by twelve crores'

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ अव्यय (particle: 'indeed')

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• पर्वतकः: Parvataka
• पर्वतकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (singular)

• अष्टाभिः: with eight
• अष्टाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• कोटिभिः: crores
• कोटिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• वीरः: heroic
• वीरः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• समगात्: came/arrived
• समगात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• चन्द्रतापनः: Candratāpana
• चन्द्रतापनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + तापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'he who heats/torments the moon' (name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Candratāpana

FAQs

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

It highlights the immense scale of sacred preparation—outer grandeur mirroring inner resolve—where disciplined, orderly worship becomes a support for devotion to Lord Shiva (Pati) and the purification of the soul (paśu) from bonds (pāśa).

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

Though the verse describes yajna logistics, in Shaiva Siddhanta such ritual order is ultimately directed to Saguna Shiva’s grace; offerings and sanctified space become means to concentrate bhakti, leading the worshipper toward Shiva’s higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Establish a clean, consecrated worship space and perform Shiva worship with measured discipline—e.g., japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside offerings—emphasizing sincerity over mere scale.