Shloka 22

Devanagari script

स्वसाम्यं च वपुर्दत्ते गाणपत्येभिषिच्य च । अनुगृह्णाति सर्वेशश्शंकरः सर्वनायकः

Transliteration

svasāmyaṃ ca vapurdatte gāṇapatyebhiṣicya ca | anugṛhṇāti sarveśaśśaṃkaraḥ sarvanāyakaḥ

Translation

Śaṅkara—the Lord of all and the leader of all—bestows upon him a form equal to His own and, consecrating him to the rank of Gaṇapati, graciously favors him.

Word by Word

• sva-sāmyaṃ: his own likeness/equality
• sva-sāmyaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य साम्यम् = his own equality/likeness)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय) = “and”

• vapuḥ: a body/form
• vapuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• datte: gives
• datte: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• gāṇapatyebhiḥ: by/with the Gaṇapatyas (Gaṇeśa’s attendants/gaṇas)
• gāṇapatyebhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṇapatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• abhiṣicya: having consecrated/anointed
• abhiṣicya: Kriyā (क्रिया) (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (सिच् धातु) (with उपसर्ग abhi-)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), “having anointed/consecrated”

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय) = “and”

• anugṛhṇāti: shows favor to / blesses
• anugṛhṇāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√grah (ग्रह् धातु) (with उपसर्ग anu-)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-īśaḥ: the Lord of all
• sarva-īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् ईशः = lord of all)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to sarveśaḥ

• sarva-nāyakaḥ: leader of all
• sarva-nāyakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां नायकः = leader of all)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): the Lord elevates the devotee by bestowing divine likeness and spiritual authority, showing that liberation and exalted status arise from the Lord’s compassionate sanction, not merely personal effort.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who actively grants boons and consecrations; Linga-worship is a primary Shaiva means to seek this same grace of Śaṅkara, the Sarveśa, who responds to devotion with tangible blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek Śiva’s grace through daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and abhiṣeka to the Śiva-liṅga; pray for inner consecration (abhiṣeka) of the mind so it becomes fit to serve the Lord’s gaṇas through disciplined devotion.