Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा स्वतनयं देवी शिवा हर्षसमन्विता । गृहीत्वा बालकं दोर्भ्यां प्रमुदा परिषस्वजे

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā svatanayaṃ devī śivā harṣasamanvitā | gṛhītvā bālakaṃ dorbhyāṃ pramudā pariṣasvaje

Translation

Seeing her own son, the Goddess Śivā (Pārvatī), filled with joy, took the child in her arms and, delighted, embraced him closely.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• sva-tanayam: her own son
• sva-tanayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘स्वः तनयः’ → ‘one’s own son’

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śivā: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; apposition to devī

• harṣa-samanvitā: filled with joy
• harṣa-samanvitā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘हर्षेण समन्विता’ (endowed with joy)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √grah (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having taken/held’

• bālakam: the child
• bālakam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dorbhyām: with (her) two arms
• dorbhyām: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣ (प्रातिपदिक; stem doṣ-/dor-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘with (her) two arms’

• pramudā: delighted
• pramudā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (describing devī)

• pariṣasvaje: embraced
• pariṣasvaje: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√svañj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the tenderness of Śiva-Śakti’s manifest (saguṇa) play: the Divine Mother’s embrace signifies grace (anugraha) and protection, showing that devotion is nourished through love, not fear.

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

Though the verse is a family-leela scene, it supports saguṇa upāsanā: devotees relate to Shiva and Shakti through accessible forms and emotions, which steady the mind and mature it toward deeper realization of Shiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is bhakti-smaraṇa: meditate on the compassionate presence of Shiva-Shakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender and inner peace.