Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

इत्येवं ब्रुवति ब्रह्मंस्तावत्परिघमाददे । स गणेशो महावीरो बालोऽबालपराक्रमः

Transliteration

ityevaṃ bruvati brahmaṃstāvatparighamādade | sa gaṇeśo mahāvīro bālo'bālaparākramaḥ

Translation

وبينما كان براهما (Brahmā) يتكلم هكذا، تناول غانيشا (Gaṇeśa) البطلُ العظيمُ في الحال هراوةً حديديةً ضخمة. ومع أنه طفل، فقد كان ذا قوةٍ وبأسٍ يفوقان عامة الناس.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रुवति: (he) speaks
• ब्रुवति: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘O Brahman’

• तावत्: then/at that moment
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/परिमाणवाचक (so long/then)

• परिघम्: iron club/bar
• परिघम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आददे: took up
• आददे: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• महावीरः: great hero
• महावीरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समास: महान् वीरः (कर्मधारय)

• बालः: a boy
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• अबालपराक्रमः: of unchildlike valor
• अबालपराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: अबालः पराक्रमः यस्य सः ‘whose valor is not (that) of a child’ अर्थात् ‘unchildlike valor’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva theme that divine śakti operates through Saguna forms: Gaṇeśa, though appearing as a child, manifests superhuman prowess as Shiva’s appointed guardian, showing that spiritual authority comes from divine commission, not mere age or appearance.

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

Gaṇeśa’s immediate readiness to act reflects devotion in service (sevā) to Shiva’s will; in Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee similarly stands ready to protect dharma through discipline, purity, and unwavering bhakti centered on Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate steadfastness (dhṛti) through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and begin worship with Gaṇeśa-smaraṇa to remove obstacles, so one’s resolve in sādhanā becomes firm and “non-childlike” in strength.