Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

तावेव तनयौ तत्र माता पित्रोर्मुनीश्वर । महाभक्त्या यदा युक्तौ परिचर्यां प्रचक्रतुः

Transliteration

tāveva tanayau tatra mātā pitrormunīśvara | mahābhaktyā yadā yuktau paricaryāṃ pracakratuḥ

Translation

Ô seigneur parmi les sages, ces deux fils, demeurant en ce lieu, se mirent à servir leur mère et leur père avec une grande bhakti, le cœur rempli de dévotion.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तनयौ: the two sons
• तनयौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तौ इति अप्पोजिशन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• माता: mother
• माता: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पित्रोः: of the two fathers/parents
• पित्रोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; माता इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः (mother of the two)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• महाभक्त्या: with great devotion
• महाभक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: महा(विशेषण) + भक्ति

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• युक्तौ: engaged/endowed
• युक्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP of युज्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (being engaged/endowed)

• परिचर्याम्: service/attendance
• परिचर्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + चर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रचक्रतुः: they two performed
• प्रचक्रतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It presents seva (reverent service) to one’s parents as a direct expression of bhakti, a sattvic discipline that purifies the heart and becomes fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

In Shaiva practice, honoring and serving worthy elders is treated as honoring Shiva present in all beings; such lived devotion supports Saguna Shiva worship by cultivating humility, obedience, and steadiness needed for pūjā and vrata.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is daily paricaryā with bhakti—serving with a worshipful attitude—supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and maintaining purity of conduct.