Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

यद्यत्तस्य च वृत्तांतं भवत्पृष्टं मुनीश्वर । कार्तिकस्य गणेशस्य परमं कथितं मया

Transliteration

yadyattasya ca vṛttāṃtaṃ bhavatpṛṣṭaṃ munīśvara | kārtikasya gaṇeśasya paramaṃ kathitaṃ mayā

Translation

O best of sages, whatever account of him you asked about—I have now narrated to you the supreme and essential account concerning Kārtikeya and Gaṇeśa.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘यत्...तत्...’ सम्बन्धे

• यत्: whatever (each)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (yad-yat = whatever)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वृत्तान्तम्: account/episode
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवत्-पृष्टम्: asked by you
• भवत्-पृष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्रच्छ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवता पृष्टम् = asked by you); वृत्तान्तम्-विशेषणम्

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कार्तिकस्य: of Kārtika
• कार्तिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणेशस्य: of Gaṇeśa
• गणेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme / excellent
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कथितम्-इत्यस्य/वृत्तान्तम्-इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कथितम्: has been narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कथ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘has been told’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (कर्ता/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे (agent in passive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

The verse marks the completion of an authoritative narration, emphasizing that Purāṇic history (vṛttānta) is not mere story but a dharmic and devotional teaching meant to mature bhakti and right understanding of Shiva’s divine household.

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

By highlighting Kārtikeya and Gaṇeśa—principal attendants of Saguna Shiva—this verse supports devotional engagement with Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) forms and family as legitimate aids for devotion that ultimately leads the seeker toward Shiva’s highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa (listening) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Shiva-related kathā with devotion; one may pair this with daily japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a Shaiva Siddhanta-aligned practice to internalize the teaching.