Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

केचिच्च शिवसामीप्यं गत्वा तत्क्षणमात्रतः । शिवं विज्ञापयांचक्रुस्तद्वृत्तां तमशेषतः

Transliteration

kecicca śivasāmīpyaṃ gatvā tatkṣaṇamātrataḥ | śivaṃ vijñāpayāṃcakrustadvṛttāṃ tamaśeṣataḥ

Translation

Some of them went at once into the very presence of Lord Śiva and, in a single moment, reported to Śiva in full the entire course of those events.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क-चिद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-विशेष्य (indefinite: 'some')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिव-सामीप्यम्: nearness to Śiva
• शिव-सामीप्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सामीप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'शिवस्य सामीप्यम्'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having gone'

• तत्-क्षण-मात्रतः: immediately, in that very moment
• तत्-क्षण-मात्रतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: समासपूर्वक-तद्धित-अव्यय: 'तत्क्षणमात्र' + तसिल्/तस् (ablatival adverb) = 'from/within just that moment' (immediately)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विज्ञापयाम्: they informed (made known)
• विज्ञापयाम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञप् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) धातु; लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; (periphrastic perfect base used with 'चक्रुः')

• चक्रुः: they did (i.e., they informed)
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; सहायक-क्रिया (auxiliary) in periphrastic perfect with 'विज्ञापयाम्'

• तत्-वृत्तान्तम्: that account/news
• तत्-वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): 'तत् वृत्तान्तम्' = 'that account'; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तम्: it/that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; वृत्तान्तस्य पुनरुक्ति (refers to 'that')

• अशेषतः: entirely, in full
• अशेषतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तद्धित-अव्यय (adverb) तसिल्/तस्: 'completely, without remainder'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s accessibility to devotees: when beings approach Him directly and speak truthfully, He responds as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who oversees and resolves the karmic and dharmic unfolding of events.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva—personally present, hearer of prayers and reports. In Linga-worship, the devotee similarly approaches Śiva with direct offering and sincere communication (ārādhana and prārthanā), trusting His immediate grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) expressed through direct prayer: approach Śiva mentally or at the Liṅga, offer water/bilva, and state one’s situation truthfully while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking His guidance.