Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

तथान्यास्संविधा दिव्या आनयत्स्वगणैस्तदा । ब्रह्मघोषं महारावं कारयामास शंकरः

Transliteration

tathānyāssaṃvidhā divyā ānayatsvagaṇaistadā | brahmaghoṣaṃ mahārāvaṃ kārayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

随后，圣者商羯罗命自己的众伽那带来诸般神圣的安排，并令宏大如雷的“梵音宣唱”（Brahma-ghoṣa）高高响起。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्याः: other (feminine plural)
• अन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• संविधाः: arrangements/rites/procedures
• संविधाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• आनयत्: brought
• आनयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्व: own
• स्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययवत् उपसर्जन (used as qualifier)

• गणैः: with (his) attendants/hosts
• गणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• ब्रह्मघोषम्: the Brahma-chant/cry
• ब्रह्मघोषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ ghoṣaḥ)

• महारावम्: a great roar
• महारावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahān ravaḥ)

• कारयामास: caused (it) to be done/made (them raise)
• कारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कारय् (णिच् of कृ) + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-परिप्रयोग/परिप्रस्ताव (periphrastic perfect): कारयामास = causative perfect; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who establishes sacred order through His gaṇas and sanctifies the atmosphere by brahmaghoṣa—holy sound that aligns beings with dharma and devotion.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva’s active governance: He arranges divine rites and invokes auspicious sacred sound, mirroring how devotees worship the Liṅga with ordered upacāras and Vedic/Śaiva recitations to invite Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is to cultivate ‘śabda-śuddhi’ through reverent chanting—such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and auspicious Śiva-stotras—performed with disciplined arrangement (saṃvidhā) in pūjā or meditation.