Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

उद्वाहिते शिवे चात्र कैलासं च गते सति । कियता चैव कालेन जातो गणपतेर्भवः

Transliteration

udvāhite śive cātra kailāsaṃ ca gate sati | kiyatā caiva kālena jāto gaṇapaterbhavaḥ

Translation

Nachdem Śiva ordnungsgemäß vermählt war und nach Kailāsa zurückgekehrt war, nach welcher Zeit erfolgte die Geburt (Manifestation) Gaṇapatis?

Word by Word

• उद्वाहिते: when (the marriage) was performed
• उद्वाहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्वाहित (प्रातिपदिक; √वह्-णिच् with उद्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण ‘when the marriage was performed’ (locative absolute component)

• शिवे: in/with Śiva (i.e., when Śiva...)
• शिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; (locative absolute: ‘with Śiva (as context)’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), सप्तमी, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (locative absolute: ‘when (he) had gone’)

• सति: when (this) was the case
• सति: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस्)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (locative absolute marker); ‘while/when it was so’

• कियतā: by how much, after how long
• कियतā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कियत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-विशेषण (‘by how much’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• कालेन: with time; after a time
• कालेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• जातः: was born, arose
• जातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गणपतेः: of Gaṇapati
• गणपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• भवः: birth, coming-into-being
• भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya; presenting the query within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse situates the post-marriage return to Kailāsa; while not a Jyotirliṅga episode, it echoes the Kailāsa-centered mythic geography that later sthala traditions map onto Himalayan tīrthas.

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva-Śakti gṛhastha-līlā as a model of dharma and auspiciousness; inspires devotion to the divine household.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It frames Gaṇapati’s advent as a divinely timed manifestation within Śiva’s sacred household at Kailāsa, emphasizing that the Lord’s līlā unfolds in orderly, purposeful stages for the uplift of devotees.

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

By situating events after Śiva’s return to Kailāsa, it highlights Saguna Śiva—accessible through narrative and devotion—while implying that such līlās support steadfast worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to remember Śiva’s Kailāsa-līlā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple bhakti—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—seeking auspiciousness and obstacle-removal through Gaṇapati’s grace.