Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां धनं तात सद्विद्या साधुसंगमः । किमर्थं न करोषि त्वं सुरुचिं प्रीतमानसः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānāṃ dhanaṃ tāta sadvidyā sādhusaṃgamaḥ | kimarthaṃ na karoṣi tvaṃ suruciṃ prītamānasaḥ

Translation

亲爱的，婆罗门真正的财富，是正知与圣贤之伴。既如此，你为何不以欢喜而虔敬之心，培育高雅之趣与真诚之向往？

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇānām: of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• dhanam: wealth/treasure
• dhanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tāta: O dear/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• sad-vidyā: true knowledge
• sad-vidyā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sad = good; sadvidyā = true/good learning)

• sādhu-saṃgamaḥ: company of the virtuous
• sādhu-saṃgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sādhūnām saṃgamaḥ)

• kim-artham: why/for what reason
• kim-artham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Interrogative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (for what purpose/why)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध/negation particle

• karoṣi: you do/make
• karoṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• surucim: good taste/liking (right inclination)
• surucim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• prīta-mānasaḥ: with a pleased mind
• prīta-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (प्रीतं मानसं यस्य/whose mind is pleased); विशेषणम् (त्वम्)

Speaker

Brahmā (in the Sṛṣṭi narrative, instructing a disciple/son-figure)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It defines “wealth” as inner capital—true knowledge (sadvidyā) and satsanga—implying that spiritual maturity arises from purification of understanding and character, not from external possessions.

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

Linga-worship becomes fruitful when supported by sadvidyā and sādhusaṅgamaḥ: right understanding of Shiva as Pati (Lord) and steady devotion to His saguna form, which gradually refines the mind toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to satsanga and scriptural study as daily sādhana; practically, one may combine this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate suruci—pure relish for dharma and Shiva-bhakti.