Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

आनने तव सिन्दूरं दृश्यते सांप्रतं यदि । तस्मात्त्वं पूजनीयोसि सिन्दूरेण सदा नरैः

Transliteration

ānane tava sindūraṃ dṛśyate sāṃprataṃ yadi | tasmāttvaṃ pūjanīyosi sindūreṇa sadā naraiḥ

Translation

ولأنّ السِّندور (الزنجفر الأحمر) يُرى الآن على وجهك، فأنت دائمًا جدير بالعبادة من الناس، ويجب أن تُكرَّم على الدوام بالسِّندور.

Word by Word

• आनने: on (your) face
• आनने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सिन्दूरम्: vermilion
• सिन्दूरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र कर्मवत् (seen as object)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सांप्रतम्: at present
• सांप्रतम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at present/now)

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/शर्त-निपात (conditional particle: if)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम; तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतौ अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that reason)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: कर्तृ (Karta/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सिन्दूरेण: with vermilion
• सिन्दूरेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• नरैः: by men/people
• नरैः: कर्तृ (Karta/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how an outward sacred mark (sindūra) becomes a sign of honoured auspiciousness, encouraging bhakti expressed through respectful offerings; in Shaiva devotion, such reverence supports inner purity and steadiness toward Shiva.

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

It reflects Saguna-oriented worship where tangible offerings and auspicious substances are used to honour the divine presence; similarly, devotees offer sacred items in Linga-pūjā as a disciplined expression of devotion leading the mind toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to perform respectful pūjā with prescribed auspicious offerings (here, sindūra) while maintaining devotional recollection of Shiva—ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya."