Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

कामविवाहवर्णनम् / Description of Kāma’s Marriage

Devanagari script

सुवर्ण पद्मकलिकातुल्यं तस्याः कुचद्वयम् । रेजे चूचुकयुग्मेन भ्रमरेणेव वेष्टितम्

Transliteration

suvarṇa padmakalikātulyaṃ tasyāḥ kucadvayam | reje cūcukayugmena bhramareṇeva veṣṭitam

Translation

她的双乳灿然如金色莲蕾；双乳头仿佛被一只黑蜂环绕，更增其光辉。

Word by Word

• suvarṇa: golden
• suvarṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• padma-kalikā-tulyam: like a lotus-bud
• padma-kalikā-tulyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + kalikā (प्रातिपदिक) + tulya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (padmakalikāyāḥ tulyaḥ → padmakalikātulyaḥ), विशेषणम् (neuter nom/acc sg; genitive tatpuruṣa; adjective)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी एकवचनम् (genitive singular; pronoun)

• kuca-dvayam: the pair of breasts
• kuca-dvayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuca (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (dvaya = twofold) (neuter nominative singular)

• reje: shone
• reje: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् (3rd person singular, perfect)

• cūcuka-yugmena: with the pair of nipples
• cūcuka-yugmena: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūcuka (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (cūcukayoḥ yugmam) (instrumental singular)

• bhramareṇa: by a bee
• bhramareṇa: Upamāna (उपमान; इव-प्रयोगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhramara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्ययम् (particle of comparison)

• veṣṭitam: wrapped/encircled
• veṣṭitam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Karmaṇi-bhāva (क्रिया-विशेषण; कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √veṣṭ (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘वेष्टितम्’ = wrapped (past passive participle; neuter nom/acc sg)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse uses lotus imagery to convey purity, auspiciousness, and divine radiance—signs of Sati’s sacred embodiment, through whom devotion to Shiva (Pati) is revealed in a tangible, Saguna form that supports bhakti.

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

In Shaiva Purana narration, reverent description of the Divine Mother’s form supports Saguna bhakti—training the mind toward sanctity and devotion—while ultimately directing the devotee to Shiva as the supreme Pati worshiped as Linga and as the personal Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna (devotional contemplation) on divine auspicious qualities to steady the mind; the verse does not directly prescribe specific rites like bhasma, rudrākṣa, or mantra in this line, but it supports focused bhakti-dhyāna leading toward Shiva-upāsanā.