Shloka 27

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च गणपा असङ्ख्याता महाबलाः । तत्र जग्मुर्महाप्रीत्या सोत्साहाश्शंकरोत्सवे

Transliteration

ete cānye ca gaṇapā asaṅkhyātā mahābalāḥ | tatra jagmurmahāprītyā sotsāhāśśaṃkarotsave

Translation

These and many other Gaṇas—countless and mighty—went there with great joy and overflowing enthusiasm to celebrate the festival of Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva).

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Karta; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गणपाः: gaṇa-leaders
• गणपाः: कर्ता (Karta; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• असङ्ख्याताः: innumerable
• असङ्ख्याताः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of gaṇapāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- + सङ्ख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural); नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (uncounted/innumerable)

• महा-बलाः: very strong
• महा-बलाः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of gaṇapāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (greatly strong)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• महा-प्रीत्या: with great joy
• महा-प्रीत्या: करण (Karaṇa; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (with great joy/affection)

• स-उत्साहाः: enthusiastic
• स-उत्साहाः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्गसदृश/अव्यय) + उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural); सह-तत्पुरुष (having enthusiasm)

• शंकर-उत्सवे: at Śaṅkara’s festival
• शंकर-उत्सवे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (festival of Śaṅkara)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva Ganas
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It highlights that service and celebration of Lord Śiva (Śaṅkara) draw even the countless mighty Gaṇas into joyful participation—teaching that bhakti expressed as उत्साह (devotional zeal) is itself a sacred offering that aligns the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

A “festival of Śaṅkara” implies communal, visible devotion to Saguna Śiva—worship expressed through praise, procession, and offerings that typically center on Śiva’s presence as the Liṅga and as the Lord attended by His Gaṇas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to approach Śiva-pūjā with joyful steadiness: perform Liṅga-archana while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with उत्साह; optionally wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as marks of Shaiva commitment.