Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

मया पूर्वं कृतं नैव बालोस्मि क्रियतेऽधुना । तथापि भवतां लज्जा गिरिजाशिवयोरिह

Transliteration

mayā pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ naiva bālosmi kriyate'dhunā | tathāpi bhavatāṃ lajjā girijāśivayoriha

Translation

“I have not done this earlier; I am but a child, and I am doing it only now. Even so, in this matter there should be a sense of modest restraint before Girijā and Śiva.”

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• बालः: a child
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• क्रियते: is being done
• क्रियते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• भवताम्: of you (respected ones)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural); आदरसूचक सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• लज्जा: shame
• लज्जा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• गिरिजाशिवयोः: of Girijā and Śiva
• गिरिजाशिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री समाहार-द्वन्द्व (copulative), षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (Gen/Loc dual); here षष्ठी द्विवचन (genitive dual)

• इह: here
• इह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

Speaker

Kumāra (Kārttikeya/Skanda)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Girijā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva virtue: humility. Even when one acts with sincerity, reverence and modest restraint before Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Girijā) purify intention and align the soul (paśu) toward grace rather than ego.

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

Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is approached with vinaya (humility) and maryādā (reverent conduct). The verse teaches that devotion is not merely an act performed, but an inner posture of respect before Śiva and His inseparable Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a humble sankalpa before pūjā or japa—especially while chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintain respectful restraint in speech and behavior as part of worship (ācāra-śuddhi).