Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

तस्या रमणसंकल्पं विज्ञाय गिरिजा ततः । उवाच सर्वविज्ञाना सर्वान्तर्यामिनी शिवा

Transliteration

tasyā ramaṇasaṃkalpaṃ vijñāya girijā tataḥ | uvāca sarvavijñānā sarvāntaryāminī śivā

Translation

Da erkannte Girijā ihre Absicht in Bezug auf den Geliebten und sprach—sie, Śivā, die Allwissende, die in allem wohnt, die innere Lenkerin, gegenwärtig in jedem Herzen.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रमणसंकल्पम्: the intention/desire for union (with her beloved)
• रमणसंकल्पम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमण-संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रमणस्य संकल्पः)

• विज्ञाय: having known
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर्यवाचक (then/thereupon)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वविज्ञाना: all-knowing
• सर्वविज्ञाना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सर्वं विज्ञानं यस्याः सा)

• सर्व-अन्तर्यामिनी: inner controller of all
• सर्व-अन्तर्यामिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-अन्तर्यामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां अन्तर्यामिनी)

• शिवा: Śivā (the Goddess)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating); the verse introduces Girijā/Śivā as the one who speaks next

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śivā (Girijā) as sarvāntaryāminī—the indwelling divine awareness that knows the devotee’s intention from within, teaching that Grace responds to inner resolve, not merely external action.

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

While Linga worship is an outer support (saguṇa-upāsanā), this verse stresses the inner presence of Śiva-Śakti as antaryāmin, showing that true worship culminates in inward recognition of the Lord dwelling in all.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is inward japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation of Śiva as antaryāmin in the heart, aligning one’s saṅkalpa (intention) before any pūjā.