Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

Devanagari script

कृतश्चैवात्र वाग्वादस्तं जित्वा विजयेन च । प्रविशंतु तथा सर्वे नान्यथा कर्हिचित्प्रिये

Transliteration

kṛtaścaivātra vāgvādastaṃ jitvā vijayena ca | praviśaṃtu tathā sarve nānyathā karhicitpriye

Translation

「ここに言葉の論争はすでに成った。彼を打ち負かし勝利を得たのだから、皆そのとおりに入らせよ—愛しき者よ、いかなる時も決して他の仕方ではならぬ。」

Word by Word

• kṛtaḥ: done/made
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थिति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vāk-vādaḥ: verbal dispute/debate
• vāk-vādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: vāk (speech) + vāda (dispute)

• tam: him/that (one)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jitvā: having conquered
• jitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया; धातु: जि (to conquer)

• vijayena: by victory
• vijayena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• praviśantu: let (them) enter
• praviśantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र

• tathā: thus/accordingly
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: in that manner)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

• karhicit: at any time/ever
• karhicit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite temporal adverb: ever/at any time)

• priye: O dear (one)
• priye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Parvati as 'priye')

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic order after conflict: victory is not for ego, but for restoring right conduct; once truth prevails, actions must proceed in accordance with that righteous outcome.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the Lord guides devotees in ethical governance—showing that devotion must mature into disciplined action aligned with dharma, the same dharma upheld in Shiva’s worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined speech (satya and hita-vākya) alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating victory or success as an offering to Shiva rather than personal pride.