Shloka 11

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship

Devanagari script

गणेश उवाच । प्रसन्नोऽस्मि वरं ब्रूत यूयं किं करवाण्यहम् । तदीयं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा ऋषयस्तेऽबुवंस्तदा

Transliteration

gaṇeśa uvāca | prasanno'smi varaṃ brūta yūyaṃ kiṃ karavāṇyaham | tadīyaṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaste'buvaṃstadā

Translation

Gaṇeśa said: “I am pleased. Speak your boon—what shall I do for you?” Hearing his words, the sages then replied.

Word by Word

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्रूत: tell (you all)
• ब्रूत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you (plural)
• यूयम्: Sambodhyāḥ/Addressed (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• करवाणि: should I do
• करवाणि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदीयम्: his/that (belonging to him)
• तदीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + ईय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-विशेषण (possessive: 'belonging to him/that')

• तत्: of him/that
• तत्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; 'of him/that'

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having heard'

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अबुवन्: said
• अबुवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Ganesha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (grace): when devotion is sincere, divine beings aligned with Shiva’s order respond compassionately, inviting the devotee to state a dharmic intention rather than acting from ego or demand.

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

Gaṇeśa, as part of Shiva’s saguna (personal) divine family, becomes a channel for Shiva’s grace; the verse models how devotees approach sacred tirthas and Jyotirliṅga worship—through reverence, request, and surrender to divine will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship with Gaṇeśa-vandana and then state a clear sankalpa (intention) before Linga-pūjā—ideally accompanied by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and receptivity to grace.