Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

अथ देवीसुतस्तात गृहद्वारि स्थितो गणः । यष्टिपाणिर्महावीरः पार्वतीहितकाम्यया

Transliteration

atha devīsutastāta gṛhadvāri sthito gaṇaḥ | yaṣṭipāṇirmahāvīraḥ pārvatīhitakāmyayā

Translation

Puis, ô bien-aimé, le gaṇa—fils de la Devī—demeura posté à la porte de la demeure, grand héros, le bâton en main, dans l’intention de veiller au bien de Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• देवीसुतः: son of the Goddess
• देवीसुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी-सुत (प्रातिपदिक; देवी + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देव्याः सुतः)

• तात: O dear (one)/O father
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• गृहद्वारि: at the house-door
• गृहद्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक; गृह + द्वार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य द्वारम्)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘standing/placed’

• गणः: the gaṇa (attendant)
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यष्टिपाणिः: staff-in-hand
• यष्टिपाणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टि-पाणि (प्रातिपदिक; यष्टि + पाणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• महावीरः: great hero
• महावीरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-वीर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वीरः)

• पार्वतीहितकाम्यया: out of desire for Pārvatī’s welfare
• पार्वतीहितकाम्यया: Hetu (हेतु/Cause; instrumental of motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती-हित-काम्य (प्रातिपदिक; पार्वती + हित + काम्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—(पार्वत्याः हितस्य काम्या) ‘desire for Pārvatī’s welfare’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic guardianship and devoted service: the Divine Mother’s will is protected through disciplined resolve, showing how sincere duty (sevā) becomes a sacred act aligned with Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Pārvatī).

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

Though not explicitly about the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti by portraying the sanctity of Śiva’s household order—devotees honor Śiva by honoring Śakti and the disciplined attendants (gaṇas) who uphold divine boundaries.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vrata-like discipline and guarding one’s inner “doorway” through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady resolve, cultivating protection of purity and intention.