Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

अयं पिनाकी कामारिः वृणुयाद्यां नितंबिनीम् । सर्वासां दिव्यनारीणां राज्ञी भवति वै धुवम्

Transliteration

ayaṃ pinākī kāmāriḥ vṛṇuyādyāṃ nitaṃbinīm | sarvāsāṃ divyanārīṇāṃ rājñī bhavati vai dhuvam

Translation

إنّ الربَّ بيناكي، حاملَ قوسِ بيناكا وقاتلَ كاما، سيختارُ هذه العذراءَ ذاتَ الخصرِ الحسن؛ وستغدو يقينًا ملكةً بين جميعِ النساءِ الإلهيّات.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (he)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पिनाकी: the bearer of Pināka (Śiva)
• पिनाकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (epithet)

• कामारिः: enemy of Kāma
• कामारिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kāmasya ariḥ)

• वृणुयात्: should choose
• वृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• याम्: whom
• याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• नितंबिनीम्: the woman with shapely hips
• नितंबिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitambinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• दिव्यनारीणाम्: of the divine women
• दिव्यनारीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya-nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (divyā nāryaḥ)

• राज्ञी: queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Śiva as the sovereign Lord (Pati)—Pinākī and Kāmāri—whose free choice and grace establish divine order; the chosen maiden’s queenship symbolizes the soul’s elevation through Śiva’s anugraha (bestowing grace) rather than mere worldly merit.

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

By naming Śiva through epithets (Pinākī, Kāmāri), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes—commonly expressed in Liṅga worship where devotees remember His forms, deeds, and titles while offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and japa: meditate on Śiva as “Pinākī” and “Kāmāri” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), ideally with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to cultivate surrender to Śiva’s grace.