Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
शिव उवाच । मुर्खोसि त्वं न जानासि शिवोहं गिरिजापतिः । स्वगृहं यामि रे बाल निषेधसि कथं हि माम्
śiva uvāca | murkhosi tvaṃ na jānāsi śivohaṃ girijāpatiḥ | svagṛhaṃ yāmi re bāla niṣedhasi kathaṃ hi mām
Śiva dit : «Tu es insensé ; tu ne sais pas que Je suis Śiva, l’Époux de Girijā (Pārvatī). Je vais à Ma propre demeure—ô enfant, comment pourrais-tu Me l’interdire ?»
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: śivo’haṃ girijāpatiḥ
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse emphasizes right recognition (jñāna) of Pati—Śiva as the supreme Lord. Ignorance makes one obstruct the Divine, while true understanding yields humility and alignment with Śiva’s will.
Śiva speaks in a personal (saguṇa) mode, asserting his identity and lordship. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to recognize Śiva’s presence and authority even when the mind treats Him as “ordinary.”
Cultivate reverent recognition through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a daily attitude of surrender, avoiding egoic “forbidding” of the Lord’s movement in one’s life.