Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

विसर्जयेत्ततः पश्चान्नियमं सर्वमात्मनः । गणेशस्मरणं कुर्य्यात्संपूर्णं स्याद्व्रतं शुभम्

Transliteration

visarjayettataḥ paścānniyamaṃ sarvamātmanaḥ | gaṇeśasmaraṇaṃ kuryyātsaṃpūrṇaṃ syādvrataṃ śubham

Translation

Daraufhin soll man alle selbst auferlegten niyama, die Gelübde und Regeln, ordnungsgemäß beenden und lösen. Dann gedenke man Gaṇeśas; so wird das heilsame Gelübde vollendet und fruchtbar.

Word by Word

• विसर्जयेत्: should dismiss / release
• विसर्जयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb), क्रमसूचक (thereafter)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• नियमम्: rule / observance
• नियमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गणेशस्मरणम्: remembrance of Gaṇeśa
• गणेशस्मरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘गणेशस्य स्मरणम्’

• कुर्यात्: should do / perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्पूर्णम्: complete
• सम्पूर्णम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रतम्: vow / observance
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual discipline (niyama) must be completed with proper closure and mindful remembrance, so the vow becomes śubha—integrated, orderly, and spiritually efficacious rather than merely austere.

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

In Saguna Shaiva practice, vows connected to Shiva worship are framed by auspicious rites; remembering Gaṇeśa at completion aligns the devotee’s act with dharma and removes obstacles to the fruits of Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

After finishing the vow’s restraints, formally conclude the niyamas and perform Gaṇeśa-smaraṇa—mentally invoking Gaṇeśa (or reciting a Gaṇeśa mantra) as a closing act to seal the vrata’s completion.