Shloka 62

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

ततो रतांते भगवान्रुद्रश्चादर्शनं ययौ । सदारः सगणश्चापि सहितो दैवतैर्मुने

Transliteration

tato ratāṃte bhagavānrudraścādarśanaṃ yayau | sadāraḥ sagaṇaścāpi sahito daivatairmune

Translation

Then, when their amorous union had concluded, Bhagavān Rudra vanished from sight—O sage—together with His consort, His gaṇas, and accompanied by the assembled gods.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb)

• रतान्ते: at the end of love-play
• रतान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रतेः अन्ते)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: disappearance/invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ययौ: went/entered
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदारः: together with (his) wife
• सदारः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दारैः सह)

• सगणः: together with (his) attendants
• सगणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गणैः सह)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √सह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'joined/attended'

• दैवतैः: by/with the gods
• दैवतैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)
• Parvati (consort implied)
• Ganas
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s sovereignty over manifestation: even while engaging in divine līlā with Śakti, He remains free to withdraw from perception, showing that the Lord is not confined to the visible world and is ultimately beyond grasp.

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

Śiva’s becoming “adarśana” points to the truth that the Lord may be unseen, yet remains present and approachable through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga, mantra, and pūjā—means by which devotees relate to the transcendent Lord in a worshipable form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is mantra-japa and inner recollection when the Lord is not ‘seen’: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa supports remembrance of Śiva beyond sensory perception.