Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

मणीन्द्रहारनिर्माणहीरसारसुशोभिताम् । अमूल्यरत्नरचितां पद्मपत्रैश्च शोभिताम्

Transliteration

maṇīndrahāranirmāṇahīrasārasuśobhitām | amūlyaratnaracitāṃ padmapatraiśca śobhitām

Translation

其光彩夺目，以至精之金刚钻华质镶成宝主之项链；又以无价宝石造成，并以莲瓣纹饰更添庄严秀美。

Word by Word

• मणीन्द्र: lord of gems
• मणीन्द्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• हार: necklace
• हार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• निर्माण: construction/making
• निर्माण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• हीर: diamond
• हीर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• सार: essence/extract
• सार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• सुशोभिताम्: well-adorned
• सुशोभिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अमूल्य: priceless
• अमूल्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• रचिताम्: made/constructed
• रचिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रचित (कृदन्त; √रच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (in compound)

• पत्रैः: with petals/leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (करण/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शोभिताम्: adorned
• शोभिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

The verse uses the imagery of priceless gems and lotus motifs to convey divine splendor—suggesting that offerings and beauty, when oriented toward the sacred, become symbols of refined devotion (bhakti) and auspiciousness.

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

Such descriptions support Saguna worship by presenting the divine realm as worthy of reverent adornment; in Linga worship, ornamentation (alaṅkāra) and floral motifs like the lotus function as external expressions of inner devotion and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is alaṅkāra-sevā—offering flowers (especially lotus symbolism), clean adornments, and mentally visualizing radiant divine beauty while repeating the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”