Shloka 40

Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)

Devanagari script

सुपादाय नमस्तेऽस्तु आरक्तचरणाय च । नन्द्यादिगणसेव्याय गणेशाय च ते नमः

Transliteration

supādāya namaste'stu āraktacaraṇāya ca | nandyādigaṇasevyāya gaṇeśāya ca te namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to You, O Lord of beautiful feet; salutations to You whose feet glow with a reddish hue. Salutations to Gaṇeśa, attended and served by Nandin and the other gaṇas.

Word by Word

• सुपादाय: to (you) of good feet / to the one with auspicious feet
• सुपादाय: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे दत्तिः (dative of address)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Vocative usage)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपातवत्), नमस्कारार्थक (salutatory)

• ते: to you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आरक्तचरणाय: to the one whose feet are reddish
• आरक्तचरणाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरक्त + चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे दत्तिः

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

• नन्द्यादिगणसेव्याय: to the one served by Nandi and other attendants
• नन्द्यादिगणसेव्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि + आदि + गण + सेव्य (सेव् धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘नन्द्यादिगणैः सेव्यः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषसमासः; सम्बोधनार्थे दत्तिः

• गणेशाय: to Gaṇeśa
• गणेशाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे दत्तिः

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

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Vocative usage)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutatory particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of salutations within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Nandi
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva bhakti principle of approaching the divine through reverent namas—honoring Gaṇeśa as the gaṇa-adhipati within Shiva’s entourage, thereby aligning oneself with Shiva’s grace and auspicious order (ṛta).

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

In Saguna Shaiva practice, worship commonly begins with Gaṇeśa vandana to remove obstacles before Linga-pūjā; Gaṇeśa is praised here as inseparable from Shiva’s household and gaṇas, supporting smooth and focused Shiva-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a short Gaṇeśa-namaskāra before chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) or beginning Linga-abhisheka; mentally visualize Gaṇeśa attended by Nandi and the gaṇas, and offer a simple salutation (añjali).