Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । तयोरेवं वचः श्रुत्वा शरजन्मा महाबलः । जगाम मन्दिरात्तूर्णं पृथिवीक्रमणाय वै

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tayorevaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śarajanmā mahābalaḥ | jagāma mandirāttūrṇaṃ pṛthivīkramaṇāya vai

Translation

Brahmā bersabda: Mendengar ucapan mereka demikian, Sang Mahābala yang lahir dari ilalang (Kumāra) segera bergegas meninggalkan istana untuk mengelilingi bumi.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहार/उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महा + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन; ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन; (saṃhitāyām understood)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन; (khaṇḍe understood)

• कुमारखण्डे: in the Kumāra-khaṇḍa section
• कुमारखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कुमारस्य खण्डः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन

• गणेशविवाहोपक्रमनाम: named ‘Commencement of Gaṇeśa’s marriage’
• गणेशविवाहोपक्रमनाम: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश + विवाह + उपक्रम + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (गणेशस्य विवाहस्य उपक्रमः; तस्य नाम), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन; अध्यायस्य विशेषणम्

• एकोनविंशः: nineteenth
• एकोनविंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + ऊन + विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (एकोनविंशति = 19), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन; अध्यायस्य संख्या

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Kartikeya (Kumāra/Skanda)

FAQs

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

It shows earnest effort and heroic resolve in seeking dharma; yet, in the broader Shaiva teaching, outer action must be guided by inner wisdom and devotion to Pati (Śiva), not only by physical exertion.

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

Kumāra’s swift departure reflects the devotee’s zeal to attain merit through sacred acts; Shaiva tradition ultimately roots such striving in devotion to Saguna Śiva—often centered on the Liṅga as the accessible focus of worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined, prompt practice: begin daily Śiva-upāsanā without delay—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and mindful pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) as an inner offering.