Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

तस्यौरसः सुतो बाणश्शिवभक्तो बभूव ह । मान्यो वदान्यो धीमांश्च सत्यसंधस्स हस्रदः

Transliteration

tasyaurasaḥ suto bāṇaśśivabhakto babhūva ha | mānyo vadānyo dhīmāṃśca satyasaṃdhassa hasradaḥ

Translation

তার ঔরস পুত্র বাণ জন্মাল, সে নিঃসন্দেহে শিবভক্ত হল। সে সকলের মান্য, দানশীল, বুদ্ধিমান, সত্যনিষ্ঠ এবং সহস্র দানদাতা হিসেবে প্রসিদ্ধ ছিল।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• औरसः: born from the body; own (son)
• औरसः: विशेषण (of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बाणः: Bāṇa
• बाणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• शिवभक्तः: devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तः: विशेषण/उपपद-सम्बन्ध (predicate/apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: ‘of Śiva’ + ‘devotee’)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: क्रिया (Verb; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बोधन/निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे—खलु/एव (emphasis)

• मान्यः: honourable
• मान्यः: विशेषण (of Bāṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वदान्यः: generous
• वदान्यः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• धीमान्: intelligent
• धीमान्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his vow; truthful in resolve
• सत्यसन्धः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + सन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (satyasandha = ‘true’ + ‘in agreement/resolve’)

• सहस्रदः: giver of thousands
• सहस्रदः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (giver of a thousand)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bana (Banasura)

FAQs

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

It defines the qualities of a Śiva-bhakta: devotion to Śiva, steadfast truth, generosity, and honorable conduct—virtues that purify the bound soul (paśu) and make it receptive to Śiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).

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

Bāṇa is praised primarily as a devotee of Śiva (saguṇa upāsanā in Purāṇic context), implying that sincere worship of Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga devotion—should be accompanied by dharma: truthfulness, charity, and humility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to bhakti expressed through satya and dāna; a practical takeaway is daily Śiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating truthful speech and charitable giving as part of one’s Śiva-vrata.