Shloka 54

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

ऊषा बाणासुरसुता दिव्ययोगविशारदा । चकार रूपं पार्वत्या दिव्यमत्यद्भुतं शुभम्

Transliteration

ūṣā bāṇāsurasutā divyayogaviśāradā | cakāra rūpaṃ pārvatyā divyamatyadbhutaṃ śubham

Translation

Uṣā, the daughter of Bāṇāsura, skilled in divine yoga, fashioned for Pārvatī a supremely wondrous, radiant, and auspicious form.

Word by Word

• ūṣā: Uṣā
• ūṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bāṇāsura-sutā: daughter of Bāṇāsura
• bāṇāsura-sutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇāsura (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: 'daughter of Bāṇāsura'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• divya-yoga-viśāradā: skilled in divine yoga
• divya-yoga-viśāradā: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'skilled in divine yoga'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with ūṣā)

• cakāra: made / fashioned
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• rūpaṃ: a form
• rūpaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• pārvatyāḥ: of Pārvatī
• pārvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rūpaṃ)

• ati-adbhutam: very wonderful
• ati-adbhutam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद (intensifier 'ati-'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rūpaṃ)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rūpaṃ)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Uṣā
• Bāṇāsura
• Pārvatī

FAQs

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

It highlights Śakti’s yogic power as a sacred, auspicious force that can transform appearance and perception—pointing to the Shaiva view that divine grace and disciplined yoga refine the embodied state toward purity (śubha) and wonder (adbhuta).

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

Pārvatī’s “divine form” reflects Saguna divinity—where the Supreme is approached through manifest beauty, auspicious qualities, and sacred forms. Such contemplation supports devotion that culminates in steadiness of mind, a key aid in Linga-worship and inner worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the auspicious (śubha) form of Śiva-Śakti while reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a calm, yogic breath to stabilize the mind.