Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

बद्धांजलिरथोवाच गणेशो बुद्धिसागरः । स्तुत्वा बहु तिथस्तात पितरौ प्रेमविह्वलौ

Transliteration

baddhāṃjalirathovāca gaṇeśo buddhisāgaraḥ | stutvā bahu tithastāta pitarau premavihvalau

Translation

Entonces Gaṇeśa —océano de discernimiento— juntó las palmas con reverencia y habló. Tras alabar a sus padres una y otra vez, de muchas maneras, quedó sobrecogido por el amor hacia ellos.

Word by Word

• बद्ध-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• बद्ध-अञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (कृदन्त, √बन्ध् धातु) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारयवत्) ‘बद्धः अञ्जलिः यस्य सः’ (hands joined)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बुद्धि-सागरः: ocean of wisdom
• बुद्धि-सागरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘बुद्धेः सागरः’ (ocean of intellect)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having praised’

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तिथः: of (many) days / for long
• तिथः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/रूप: ‘तिथेः’ अपेक्षित; अर्थतः ‘for a long time/for many days’)

• तात: O dear (father)
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पितरौ: the two parents
• पितरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• प्रेम-विह्वलौ: overwhelmed with love
• प्रेम-विह्वलौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम (प्रातिपदिक) + विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘प्रेम्णा विह्वलौ’ (overwhelmed by love)

Speaker

Gaṇeśa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through humility (baddhāñjali) and heartfelt praise, showing that loving reverence toward Śiva and Pārvatī purifies the mind and aligns the devotee with Pati (the Lord) in Shaiva understanding.

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

Gaṇeśa’s direct praise of his divine parents reflects Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva as personally present and gracious—supporting the Purāṇic emphasis that loving praise and surrender are valid approaches alongside Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests añjali-mudrā with stuti (hymnic praise); a practical takeaway is daily Śiva-stotra recitation with inner devotion, optionally preceded by applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”