Shloka 17

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

तस्य बाणासुरस्यैव शिवभक्तस्य चामराः । शंकरस्य प्रसादेन किंकरा इव तेऽभवन्

Transliteration

tasya bāṇāsurasyaiva śivabhaktasya cāmarāḥ | śaṃkarasya prasādena kiṃkarā iva te'bhavan

Translation

By Śaṅkara’s grace, the Cāmaras belonging to that Bāṇāsura—who was indeed a devotee of Śiva—became like attendants in service, as though they were Śiva’s own servants.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; genitive ‘of him’

• बाणासुरस्य: of Bāṇāsura
• बाणासुरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; genitive

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

• शिवभक्तस्य: of (that) devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य भक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; appositional genitive

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

• अमराः: the gods
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; subject

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; genitive

• प्रसादेन: by (his) grace
• प्रसादेन: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental (cause/means)

• किंकराः: servants
• किंकराः: Pratipādya (प्रतिपाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; predicate nominative

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; subject (resumptive)

• अभवन्: became
• अभवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘became/were’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Banasura

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva’s prasāda can transform even a devotee’s associates into disciplined servants of dharma—showing that bhakti draws the Lord’s grace, which purifies and reorders one’s entire sphere of influence.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the personal Lord who bestows favor upon devotees; in Linga-worship, this same Śiva is approached through devotion and service, receiving prasāda that uplifts the worshipper and community.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sevā-bhāva (service-attitude): daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, dedicating actions to Śiva to invite his prasāda.