Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ । अस्थातामासने तत्र तत्पूजाग्रहणाय वै

Transliteration

brahmovāca | iti śrutvā vacastasya pārvatīparameśvarau | asthātāmāsane tatra tatpūjāgrahaṇāya vai

Translation

ব্রহ্মা বললেন—তার কথা শুনে পার্বতী ও পরমেশ্বর (শিব) সেখানে আসনের নিকটে উঠে দাঁড়ালেন, সেই পূজা গ্রহণ করার জন্যই।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); धातु: श्रु; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)

• वचः: the words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/object of śrutvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ: Pārvatī and Parameśvara
• पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री मिश्र; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (पार्वती च परमेश्वरश्च)

• अस्थाताम्: stood/stepped
• अस्थाताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); द्विवचन; धातु: स्था (to stand/step)

• आसने: on the seat
• आसने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• तत्पूजाग्रहणाय: for accepting that worship
• तत्पूजाग्रहणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/purpose-recipient; for the act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + पूजा + ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पूजायाः ग्रहणम्)

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

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva and Pārvatī’s accessible, compassionate Saguna aspect: the Supreme Lord does not remain distant but willingly rises to receive devotion, showing grace (anugraha) toward the worshipper.

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

Even when the Absolute is beyond form (Nirguna), the Purāṇa stresses that Śiva, as Saguna Parameśvara, accepts concrete acts of worship—pujā offered with reverence—whether directed to the Liṅga or to the personal form of Śiva with Umā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies attentive, respectful pujā with the feeling that Śiva truly ‘receives’ the offering; practically, one may worship with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a receptive attitude of devotion while offering upacāras.