Shloka 33

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

ववुर्वाताश्च मृदवः पुष्पकेसरधूसराः । चुकूजुः पक्षिसंघाश्च शाखिनां मधुलम्पटाः

Transliteration

vavurvātāśca mṛdavaḥ puṣpakesaradhūsarāḥ | cukūjuḥ pakṣisaṃghāśca śākhināṃ madhulampaṭāḥ

Translation

Gentle breezes blew, greyed with the pollen of blossoms; and flocks of birds, greedy for the honey upon the trees, warbled sweetly.

Word by Word

• vavuḥ: blew
• vavuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vātāḥ: winds
• vātāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• mṛdavaḥ: soft
• mṛdavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ‘vātāḥ’

• puṣpa-kesara-dhūsarāḥ: dusty with flower-pollen
• puṣpa-kesara-dhūsarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kesara (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (instrumental/associative sense): ‘puṣpa-kesaraiḥ dhūsarāḥ’ = greyed/dusted with flower-pollen; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ‘vātāḥ’

• cukūjuḥ: chirped/cooed
• cukūjuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kūj (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pakṣi-saṃghāḥ: flocks of birds
• pakṣi-saṃghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘pakṣiṇāṃ saṃghāḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• śākhinām: of trees
• śākhinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śākhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• madhu-lampaṭāḥ: greedy for honey
• madhu-lampaṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + lampaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘madhuni lampaṭāḥ’ (addicted to honey); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies ‘pakṣi-saṃghāḥ’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Vasanta-udreka: pollen-laden breezes and honey-seeking birds signal kāma’s environmental support (guṇa-pravṛtti).

FAQs

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

The verse paints an auspicious, sattvic atmosphere—gentle winds and sweet birdsong—signaling harmony in creation and preparing the listener’s mind for receptivity to Shiva’s grace (anugraha) amid the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative.

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

In Shaiva practice, such auspicious sensory signs support saguna-upāsanā: the devotee reads the calm, fragrant environment as a reflection of the Lord’s ordered presence in the world, helping steady attention for Linga worship and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mindful japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating purity and calmness in nature—using the breath like a “gentle breeze” to soften the mind and sustain devotional focus.