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

Von ihm wurde sein leiblicher Sohn Bāṇa geboren, der wahrlich ein hingebungsvoller Verehrer des Herrn Śiva wurde. Von allen geehrt, freigebig im Geben, klug, fest in der Wahrheit, war er berühmt als Spender von Tausenden an Gaben.

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.