Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

विरराज ततस्सोतिप्रमदोपूर्वसुद्युतिः । हुताशन इवाधृष्यस्तेजोराशिर्महामनाः

Transliteration

virarāja tatassotipramadopūrvasudyutiḥ | hutāśana ivādhṛṣyastejorāśirmahāmanāḥ

Translation

随后，那光辉之尊显耀而出——胜过往昔的光彩——如同圣火本身一般，成为不可战胜的灵性火焰之聚，且具大心大魂之性。

Word by Word

• virarāja: shone forth
• virarāja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-rāj (वि-राज् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla/krama-avyaya: 'then/thereupon'

• soti-pramada-pūrva-su-dyutiḥ: of splendid radiance surpassing the Soti-pramadas
• soti-pramada-pūrva-su-dyutiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: soti (प्रातिपदिक) + pramada (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + su (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa as epithet: 'having excellent splendour surpassing (pūrva) the Soti-pramadas' (contextual reading of proper/tribal name)

• hutāśanaḥ: fire
• hutāśanaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (उपमा-अव्यय) comparative particle

• adhṛṣyaḥ: unassailable
• adhṛṣyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dhṛṣya (प्रातिपदिक; धृष् धातु + यत्, with negation a-)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• tejo-rāśiḥ: a mass of radiance
• tejo-rāśiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'mass/heap of splendour'

• mahā-manāḥ: great-minded
• mahā-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: 'one whose mind is great'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the manifestation of divine tejas—an invincible, purifying radiance—signifying Shiva’s supreme power (Pati) that cannot be overcome by worldly bonds (pāśa) and that uplifts the soul toward clarity and liberation.

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

The Linga is revered as the visible sign of Shiva’s limitless light and presence. Describing a concentrated “mass of brilliance” supports Saguna worship: devotees contemplate Shiva’s radiant form as a doorway to realizing His transcendent (nirguṇa) reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as inner fire (tejas) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, if practiced, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that Shiva’s radiance burns away impurity and ego.