Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

जीवितस्स शिवापुत्रो निर्व्यग्रो विकृतो मुने । अभिषिक्तस्तदा देवैर्गणाध्यक्षैर्गजाननः

Transliteration

jīvitassa śivāputro nirvyagro vikṛto mune | abhiṣiktastadā devairgaṇādhyakṣairgajānanaḥ

Translation

Ô sage, le fils de Śiva fut rendu à la vie, paisible et sans trouble. Alors le Seigneur au visage d’éléphant, Gajānana, fut consacré par les Devas et établi par les chefs des Gaṇas de Śiva.

Word by Word

• jīvitaḥ: alive
• jīvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śivā-putraḥ: son of Śivā
• śivā-putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘शिवायाः पुत्रः’

• nirvyagraḥ: untroubled, free from agitation
• nirvyagraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vikṛtaḥ: transformed, changed
• vikṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• abhiṣiktaḥ: anointed, consecrated
• abhiṣiktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense): ‘anointed’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• gaṇa-adhyakṣaiḥ: by the chiefs of the gaṇas
• gaṇa-adhyakṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गणानाम् अध्यक्षाः’

• gajānanaḥ: Gajānana (elephant-faced one)
• gajānanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘गज-आननः’ (elephant-faced)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva’s grace restoring life and order: the transformed, peaceful Śiva-putra becomes a sanctified divine office-bearer (Gaṇādhyakṣa), teaching that divine consecration turns upheaval into dharmic purpose.

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

While the Liṅga points to Śiva’s supreme, transcendent reality, this verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s compassionate governance through manifested forms—here, Gaṇeśa—who upholds Śiva’s will among the Gaṇas and in devotees’ lives.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse foregrounds abhiṣeka (consecration): devotees can perform Śiva/ Gaṇeśa abhiṣeka with mantra-japa (especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate nirvyagratā (unagitated awareness) as a meditative takeaway.