Shloka 52

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

तदा गणेश्वरैर्भद्रैर्भद्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः । संछादितमभूत्सर्वं साकाशविवरं जगत्

Transliteration

tadā gaṇeśvarairbhadrairbhadratulyaparākramaiḥ | saṃchāditamabhūtsarvaṃ sākāśavivaraṃ jagat

Translation

Then, by the auspicious Gaṇeśvaras—mighty, their valor equal to that of Bhadra—the entire world, along with the open spaces of the sky, became completely covered.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• गणेश्वरैः: by the lords of the gaṇas
• गणेश्वरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• भद्रैः: auspicious/noble
• भद्रैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; agrees with गणेश्वरैः

• भद्र-तुल्य-पराक्रमैः: having valor equal to the noble (ones)
• भद्र-तुल्य-पराक्रमैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-निर्देश: भद्रतुल्यः पराक्रमः येषां/येषु) used adjectivally with गणेश्वरैः

• संछादितम्: covered/veiled
• संछादितम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-छद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; PPP of √छद् ‘to cover’ with उपसर्ग सम्

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; agrees with जगत्

• स-आकाश-विवरम्: together with the openings/space of the sky
• स-आकाश-विवरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + आकाश (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव: आकाशविवरेण सह/आकाशविवरयुक्तम्) used adjectivally with जगत्

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Bhadra

FAQs

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

It portrays the irresistible reach of Śiva’s śakti as expressed through His gaṇas: when the Lord’s will moves, even the sky’s open expanse is “covered,” teaching the devotee humility and dependence on Pati (Śiva) beyond the limited power of the individual (paśu).

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

The gaṇas function as Saguna expressions of Śiva’s governance—His visible, ordered power in the cosmos. Linga-worship centers the mind on Śiva as the transcendent Pati, while acknowledging His immanent rule through such divine hosts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to take refuge in japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while visualizing Śiva’s protective presence pervading all directions; optionally accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva marks of surrender.