Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

अथ सा पार्वती देवी कृतकौतुकमण्डना । रुद्रसंनिधिमागत्य चिक्रीडे तेन शंभुना

Transliteration

atha sā pārvatī devī kṛtakautukamaṇḍanā | rudrasaṃnidhimāgatya cikrīḍe tena śaṃbhunā

Translation

Entonces la Diosa Pārvatī, engalanada con ornamentos festivos, se acercó a la presencia de Rudra; y, llena de gozo, jugó amorosamente con Śambhu, revelando la auspiciosa intimidad del Señor Divino en su aspecto con atributos (saguṇa) junto a su Śakti.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तर (sequence particle)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतकौतुकमण्डना: adorned with festive ornaments
• कृतकौतुकमण्डना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ) + कौतुक + मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (कृतं कौतुकमण्डनं यया)

• रुद्रसंनिधिम्: Rudra’s presence/nearby place
• रुद्रसंनिधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य संनिधिः)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; 'having come'

• चिक्रीडे: played/sported
• चिक्रीडे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• शंभुना: with Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुना: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rudra
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s accessible, auspicious (Śambhu) nature as the Lord who lovingly engages with His Śakti; devotion matures by contemplating this divine intimacy, where grace (anugraha) becomes tangible in the saguṇa dimension.

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

While the Liṅga points to the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality, this verse emphasizes saguṇa worship—Shiva as Rudra/Śambhu in personal form—encouraging devotees to relate through loving remembrance of His līlā with Pārvatī.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to perform pūjā with auspicious adornment (alankāra) and then meditate on Shiva’s presence (saṃnidhi) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a bhakti-based contemplation of Shiva-Pārvatī unity.