Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

ते गत्वा प्रार्थयांचक्रुश्शिव विष्ण्वादिकानपि । कन्यादानोचितः कालो वर्तते गम्यतामिति

Transliteration

te gatvā prārthayāṃcakruśśiva viṣṇvādikānapi | kanyādānocitaḥ kālo vartate gamyatāmiti

Translation

他们前去恳请，连同湿婆、毗湿奴及诸天也一并祈请道：“适宜行少女出嫁之‘赠女礼’的吉时已至；愿诸尊前往仪式。”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• प्रार्थयाम्: having requested
• प्रार्थयाम्: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय् (धातु; नामधातु from अर्थ)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययभाव (absolutive) as first member of periphrastic perfect construction with चक्रुः; अर्थः: 'having requested'

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; प्रार्थयाम् + चक्रुः = 'they made a request'

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विष्णु-आदिकान्: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्णु-आदिकान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विष्णुः आदिः येषाम् = विष्ण्वादिकाः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय (Additive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (also/even)

• कन्या-दान-उचितः: appropriate for giving the daughter (in marriage)
• कन्या-दान-उचितः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + उचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वच्/उच्? here lexical 'ucita' as adjective)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यादानाय उचितः) विशेषण (qualifier) कालः

• कालः: time
• कालः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वर्तते: is occurring / is present
• वर्तते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गम्यताम्: let (us) go / one should go
• गम्यताम्: विधि (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative): 'let it be gone/one should go'

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the events to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse emphasizes kāla (proper ritual time) and the formal invitation to proceed for kanyādāna in the divine wedding.

Significance: Highlights dharma of vivāha and kanyādāna; hearing/remembering the orderly rite is framed as dhārmika and auspicious, supporting householders’ śiva-bhakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ritual-kāla is declared ripe for kanyādāna, marking the auspicious transition into the central wedding act.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma in action: sacred rites succeed when performed in the right spirit and at the proper time (muhūrta), with reverence toward the Lord (Pati) and the divine order that upholds auspiciousness.

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

By directly addressing Shiva as a personal, responsive Lord within the marriage narrative, the verse reflects Saguna Shiva—one who is approached through devotion and invited into rites, just as devotees invite Shiva’s presence in Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Respect for auspicious timing and devotional invitation: begin major rites with Shiva-smaraṇa and a simple Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), invoking Shiva’s grace before proceeding with any samskāra or vrata.