Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

नारद त्वं च भगवन्संगीय शिवयोर्यशः । आगमो भवनं स्वं च शिवौ पृष्ट्वा मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

nārada tvaṃ ca bhagavansaṃgīya śivayoryaśaḥ | āgamo bhavanaṃ svaṃ ca śivau pṛṣṭvā munīśvara

Translation

O Nārada, revered sage, sing of the glory of Śiva and his divine consort. Having respectfully questioned Śiva and Śivā, return again to your own abode.

Word by Word

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• bhagavan: O venerable one
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचन (Vocative/Nominative sg; address)

• saṃgīya: having sung/recited
• saṃgīya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√gai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having sung/recited’

• śivayoḥ: of the two Śivas
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• yaśaḥ: glory
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Accusative/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• āgamaḥ: (then) go/come
• āgamaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; elliptical instruction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavanam: to the house
• bhavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• svam: one’s own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of bhavanam

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

• śivau: the two Śivas
• śivau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• pṛṣṭvā: having asked
• pṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having asked’

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समास: मुनि + ईश्वर (‘lord of sages’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It upholds bhakti as a direct means of grace: glorifying Śiva together with Śivā (His Śakti) purifies the mind and turns the devotee toward Pati, the liberating Lord, consistent with Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on divine grace.

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

By instructing Nārada to sing Śiva’s glory, the verse points to saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes—commonly expressed through kīrtana, stotra, and Linga-worship where the devotee praises the Lord’s names, forms, and deeds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Kīrtana and nāma-smaraṇa (singing and remembrance of Shiva’s names) are implied; practically, one may pair this with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga pūjā with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as an offering of devotion.