Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

शीघ्रं च भवितव्यो मे विवाहः क्रियतां शुभः । अथ वा वेदशास्त्रञ्च न्यलीकं कथ्यतामिति

Transliteration

śīghraṃ ca bhavitavyo me vivāhaḥ kriyatāṃ śubhaḥ | atha vā vedaśāstrañca nyalīkaṃ kathyatāmiti

Translation

«Que mon mariage soit arrangé sans délai; que cette noce de bon augure soit accomplie. Sinon, que l’on déclare mensongers les Veda et les traités sacrés.»

Word by Word

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• भवितव्यः: must happen
• भवितव्यः: विधेय (Predicative necessity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: भाव्यताकृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘must/ought to be’ (agreeing with ‘विवाहः’)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन — ‘my’

• विवाहः: marriage
• विवाहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — subject

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: आज्ञा/विधि (Imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative) — ‘let it be done’

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying ‘विवाहः’

• अथ: then
• अथ: निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/विकल्पारम्भ (then/now)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्प (or)

• वेद-शास्त्रम्: Veda and Śāstra
• वेद-शास्त्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative: ‘Veda and Śāstra’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• न्यलीकम्: falsehood, untruth
• न्यलीकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यलीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — predicate/object complement (‘falsehood’)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be declared
• कथ्यताम्: आज्ञा/विधि (Imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative) — ‘let it be said/declared’

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरणसूचक (quotative marker)

Speaker

Kārttikeya (Skanda/Kumāra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It highlights the primacy of śāstra-satya (the truth of the Vedas) and dharma: a personal demand is framed as subordinate to the cosmic order upheld by sacred authority, showing how worldly rites like marriage are to be aligned with auspiciousness and scriptural propriety.

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

In the Rudrasaṃhitā’s narrative world, the sanctity of rites ultimately rests on Pati (Śiva) as the ground of dharma; insisting on an “auspicious” marriage implies acting under the auspices of Śiva’s order, where Saguna Śiva supports household life and its samskāras as valid paths within dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies śubha-kriyā (auspicious performance) and respect for śāstra; a practical takeaway is to begin major samskāras with Śiva-smaraṇa—reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and observing purity/auspicious timings as guided by dharma-śāstra.