Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

ससर्ज रोमकूपेभ्यो रोमजाख्यान्गणेश्वरान् । दक्षिणाद्भुजदेशात्तु शतकोटिगविश्वरान्

Transliteration

sasarja romakūpebhyo romajākhyāngaṇeśvarān | dakṣiṇādbhujadeśāttu śatakoṭigaviśvarān

Translation

Des pores de Son corps, Il fit jaillir les seigneurs des troupes (gaṇeśvara) appelés Romaja ; et de la région de Son bras droit, Il fit surgir cent koṭi de puissants chefs des armées.

Word by Word

• ससर्ज: created/emitted
• ससर्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• रोमकूपेभ्यः: from the hair-pores
• रोमकूपेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमकूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (romṇaḥ kūpaḥ)

• रोमजाख्यान्: called ‘Romaja’ (hair-born)
• रोमजाख्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोमज + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); समास: रोमजाः (hair-born) इति आख्याः (named) — कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव

• गणेश्वरान्: lords of the gaṇas
• गणेश्वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gaṇānām īśvarāḥ)

• दक्षिणात्: from the right (side)
• दक्षिणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative); दिशावाचक

• भुजदेशात्: from the region of the arm
• भुजदेशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhujasya deśaḥ)

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• शतकोटिगविश्वरान्: lords of cows numbering a hundred crores
• शतकोटिगविश्वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + कोटि + गवि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); द्विगु-समास (शत-कोटयः संख्या) + तत्पुरुष: गवाम् ईश्वराः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose will alone manifests entire orders of beings; even from His pores and limbs arise powerful gaṇa-leaders, showing that all powers and hierarchies ultimately depend on Him.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s sovereign agency—He manifests forms and attendants for cosmic function. Linga-worship honors that same Lord as the source of creation, maintenance, and grace, beyond yet also present in form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gaṇa-smaraṇa with japa: while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate Shiva as the source of all śaktis and attendants, cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati) and steadiness in devotion.