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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

पित्रोश्च पूजनं कृत्वा प्रक्रांतिं च करोति यः । तस्य वै पृथिवीजन्यफलं भवति निश्चितम्

Transliteration

pitrośca pūjanaṃ kṛtvā prakrāṃtiṃ ca karoti yaḥ | tasya vai pṛthivījanyaphalaṃ bhavati niścitam

Translation

Quiconque rend un culte aux Pitṛs, les esprits des ancêtres, puis accomplit dûment le rite du départ ou de la mise en route, obtient à coup sûr le fruit né de la terre : prospérité mondaine et résultats tangibles.

Word by Word
पित्रोःof the (two) parents
पित्रोः:
सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन — genitive dual ‘of (two) parents’
चand
च:
सम्बन्धसूचक (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction) — ‘and’
पूजनम्worship/honouring
पूजनम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; object of kṛtvā
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Absolutive)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — having done
प्रक्रान्तिम्departure (setting out)
प्रक्रान्तिम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-√क्रम् (धातु) + क्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘departure/setting out’
चand
च:
सम्बन्धसूचक (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’
करोतिdoes
करोति:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘does’
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — relative pronoun ‘who’
तस्यof him
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन — genitive singular ‘of him’
वैindeed
वै:
सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle) — emphasis/assurance ‘indeed’
पृथिवी-जन्य-फलम्earth-born fruit/result
पृथिवी-जन्य-फलम्:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी + जन्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (पृथिव्यां जन्यं फलम् / पृथिवीजन्यं फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; subject of bhavati
भवतिbecomes
भवति:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘becomes/is’
निश्चितम्certain/definite
निश्चितम्:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-√चि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘certain/ascertained’, predicate/qualifier of phalam
Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma: honoring Pitṛs before undertaking a journey/rite, yielding ‘earth-born’ (material) fruits.

Significance: Frames prosperity (pṛthivī-janya-phala) as a dhārmic consequence of Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/pūjā, aligning worldly welfare with righteous conduct.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities
P
Pitrs

FAQs

It teaches that honoring the Pitṛs is a dharmic foundation that stabilizes one’s life and undertakings, yielding assured, tangible results; in Shaiva understanding, such righteous conduct supports purity of karma and prepares the devotee for higher devotion to Shiva.

While the verse speaks of Pitṛ-worship, the Shiva Purana places such duties within a larger Shaiva life: fulfilling ancestral obligations reduces karmic obstacles, allowing steadier Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā) and smoother progress in sādhanā.

Perform Pitṛ-pūjā (and customary offerings such as tarpaṇa) before beginning an important journey or vow; then commence the undertaking with Shiva-smaraṇa—mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for auspiciousness.

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