Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”

Devanagari script

पुरेष्वेतेषु भो ब्रह्मन्नेकस्थानस्थितेषु च । मध्याह्नाभिजिते काले शीतांशौ पुष्प संस्थिते

Transliteration

pureṣveteṣu bho brahmannekasthānasthiteṣu ca | madhyāhnābhijite kāle śītāṃśau puṣpa saṃsthite

Translation

噢，梵天啊，当这些坚城在同一直线上合而为一、安住于一处之时，于吉祥的正午阿毗吉特时分，清凉光辉的月亮安置在花丛之间，（命定之事便将发生）。

Word by Word

• पुरेषु: in the cities
• पुरेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• एतेषु: in these
• एतेषु: अधिकरण-विशेषण (अधिकरण-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (in these)

• भो: O!
• भो: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ऋकारान्त/न्-कारान्त रूप (O Brahman)

• एकस्थानस्थितेषु: situated in one place
• एकस्थानस्थितेषु: अधिकरण-विशेषण (अधिकरण-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-स्थान-स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (एकस्मिन् स्थाने स्थित)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (समुच्चयः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• मध्याह्न-अभिजिते: at the midday Abhijit (auspicious time)
• मध्याह्न-अभिजिते: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न-अभिजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मध्याह्ने अभिजित्-नक्षत्रे/अभिजित्-काले)

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शीतांशौ: when the moon (cool-rayed one)
• शीतांशौ: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीतांशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; रूपम्: शीतांशौ (loc.sg)

• पुष्पे: in/among the flowers
• पुष्पे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• संस्थिते: being situated/settled
• संस्थिते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (अधिकरण-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√स्था (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'being placed/settled' (agreeing with शीतांशौ/पुष्पे context)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious muhūrta alignment of the three cities (Tripura-saṃyoga) enabling the decisive strike.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights kāla (sacred time) and cosmic alignment as instruments of divine order—events unfold when conditions converge, underscoring that Shiva’s will operates through ṛta (the right order) rather than random force.

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

By stressing an auspicious muhūrta and alignment, it reflects the Saguna approach of the Purana: devotees worship Shiva through time-bound rites (pūjā, vrata, muhūrta) while recognizing that the same Lord ultimately transcends time as Nirguna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies the value of worship at auspicious times—especially midday/Abhijit muhūrta—supporting focused japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-pūjā with flowers as a disciplined, time-aligned sādhanā.