Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

तत्र ज्येष्ठा दितिश्चासीद्दैत्यास्तत्तनयास्स्मृताः । अन्यासां च सुता जाता देवाद्यास्सचराचराः

Transliteration

tatra jyeṣṭhā ditiścāsīddaityāstattanayāssmṛtāḥ | anyāsāṃ ca sutā jātā devādyāssacarācarāḥ

Translation

Là, Diti était l’aînée, et ses fils sont connus dans la mémoire comme les Daityas. Des autres épouses naquirent des fils, à commencer par les Devas—oui, toute la création, mobile et immobile.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there/among them
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ज्येष्ठा: the eldest
• ज्येष्ठा: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दितिः: Diti
• दितिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दैत्याः: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• तत्-तनयाः: her sons
• तत्-तनयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'तस्याः (दितेः) तनयाः'

• स्मृताः: are remembered (as)
• स्मृताः: Kriyā-pūrakā (क्रियापूरक/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृत (स्मृ धातु-क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: 'are remembered/called' (predicate adjective)

• अन्यासाम्: of the others
• अन्यासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी (Gen.), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुताः: sons/offspring
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Kriyā-pūrakā (क्रियापूरक/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (जन् धातु-क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: 'born'

• देव-आद्याः: the gods and others
• देव-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'देवाः आदयः येषु/ये' (gods and the rest)

• स-चर-अचराः: moving and unmoving beings
• स-चर-अचराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-सह) + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर): 'चराः च अचराः च' (moving and non-moving beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Diti
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse frames cosmic diversity as arising from ordered lineage—Devas, Daityas, and all beings—implying that the Lord’s governance includes both luminous and turbulent forces, which the seeker transcends by aligning with Shiva (Pati) beyond all categories.

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

By showing that all classes of beings emerge within creation, it points the devotee to Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who stabilizes dharma amid conflict; Linga-worship centers the mind on that supreme refuge beyond the duality of Deva and Daitya.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady contemplative view that Shiva pervades both carā (moving) and acārā (unmoving), supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to Shaiva discipline.