Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

Devanagari script

गम्यतां ताड्यतां चैष यः कश्चित्प्रभवेदिह । बहुनोक्तेन किं चात्र दूरीकर्तव्य एव सः

Transliteration

gamyatāṃ tāḍyatāṃ caiṣa yaḥ kaścitprabhavediha | bahunoktena kiṃ cātra dūrīkartavya eva saḥ

Translation

„Man treibe ihn fort und schlage ihn—wer immer es wagt, sich hier zu erheben. Wozu viele Worte in dieser Sache? Er muss wahrlich ferngehalten werden.“

Word by Word

• गम्यताम्: let (him) be sent/go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/आज्ञार्थे (let him be made to go / let him go)

• ताड्यताम्: let (him) be struck
• ताड्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (let him be beaten)

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

• एष: this man
• एष: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• कश्चित्: someone, anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite pronoun)

• प्रभवेत्: might arise/appear, might be capable
• प्रभवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘बहु’ = much (by much)

• उक्तेन: by words spoken; by talk
• उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used as noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘उक्त’ = said words

• किम्: what (use)?
• किम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/what use)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

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

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दूरीकर्तव्यः: to be driven away
• दूरीकर्तव्यः: Vidhyartha (विध्यर्थ/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूरी + कर्तव्य (कृ धातु से)
• Form: क्तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘दूरी कर्तव्यः’ = to be made far/removed

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Kārttikeya (Skanda)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic protection of a sacred setting: disruptive ego and hostility must be restrained so devotion to Shiva can remain steady and undisturbed.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, reverence and order around the deity (including the Linga) are essential; this verse reflects the duty to remove those who desecrate or obstruct worship and discipline.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined conduct (ācāra) during worship—maintaining purity of place and mind, and protecting japa/pujā from disturbance; it indirectly supports steady Panchākṣarī japa and focused devotion.