Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

सुचारुकबरीभारां चारुपत्रक शोभिताम् । कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिस्सार्द्धं सिन्दूरबिन्दुशोभिताम्

Transliteration

sucārukabarībhārāṃ cārupatraka śobhitām | kastūrībindubhissārddhaṃ sindūrabinduśobhitām

Translation

她那丰美的辫发盘结得极其雅致，并以可爱的花饰点缀；又以细腻的麝香点与明艳的朱砂红点相映生辉，更显吉祥的天女之美。

Word by Word

• सु-चारु-कबरी-भाराम्: having a very beautiful mass of hair
• सु-चारु-कबरी-भाराम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + चारु + कबरी + भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुचारुः कबर्याः भारः यस्याः)

• चारु-पत्रक-शोभिताम्: adorned with lovely leaf-ornaments
• चारु-पत्रक-शोभिताम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + पत्रक + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (चारुपत्रकैः शोभिता)

• कस्तूरी-बिन्दुभिः: with musk-dots
• कस्तूरी-बिन्दुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कस्तूरी + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कस्तूर्याः बिन्दवः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with/together with)

• सिन्दूर-बिन्दु-शोभिताम्: adorned with vermilion-dots
• सिन्दूर-बिन्दु-शोभिताम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिन्दूर + बिन्दु + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (सिन्दूरबिन्दुभिः शोभिता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Goddess’s auspicious, radiant form (saguṇa-śakti), reminding devotees that divine beauty is not mere ornamentation but a revelation of grace that draws the mind into bhakti and purity.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna descriptions of Parvati accompany Shiva’s worship because Shakti is inseparable from Shiva; devotion to the Linga is deepened by reverence for the Goddess as the manifest power that makes divine presence approachable to the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests dhyāna (visual meditation) on the Goddess’s auspicious form and tilaka-like marks; as a practical takeaway, one may perform clean, sattvic worship with focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping the mind steady and reverent.