Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

बालकाच्चाशिषो ग्राह्यास्स्वस्तिवाचनमेव च । पुष्पांजलिं प्रदद्याच्च व्रतसंपूर्ण हेतवे

Transliteration

bālakāccāśiṣo grāhyāssvastivācanameva ca | puṣpāṃjaliṃ pradadyācca vratasaṃpūrṇa hetave

Translation

One should accept blessings even from a young child, and also perform auspicious benedictory recitations. One should offer a handful of flowers in añjali as an oblation, for the purpose of bringing the sacred vow (vrata) to full completion.

Word by Word

• बालकात्: from the boy
• बालकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

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

• आशिषः: blessings
• आशिषः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• ग्राह्याः: should be accepted
• ग्राह्याः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त) → ग्राह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (आशिषः)

• स्वस्ति-वाचनम्: uttering ‘svasti’ (benediction)
• स्वस्ति-वाचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + वाचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• पुष्प-अञ्जलिम्: a handful (añjali) of flowers
• पुष्प-अञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रदद्यात्: should offer/give
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

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

• व्रत-संपूर्ण-हेतवे: for the sake of completing the vow
• व्रत-संपूर्ण-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (व्रतस्य संपूर्णत्वस्य हेतु:); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches humility and receptivity in worship: auspicious blessings—regardless of the giver’s age—support the purity and successful completion of a Shiva-oriented vrata, where inner attitude is as vital as outer rite.

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

Svastivācana and flower-offering are standard components of Saguna Shiva pūjā (including Liṅga worship), expressing devotion and invoking auspiciousness so the observance culminates without obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform svasti recitations (mangala/benedictory words) and conclude the vrata with a puṣpāñjali (handful of flowers) as a simple, focused act of bhakti; mentally offer the same with remembrance of Shiva (often alongside japa such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya).