Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्समये चैव सरमेशसुरेश्वराः । प्रेरिता नारदेनेह देवास्सर्वे समागमन्

Transliteration

etasminsamaye caiva sarameśasureśvarāḥ | preritā nāradeneha devāssarve samāgaman

Translation

まさにその時、神々の主たちと最勝のデーヴァたちは、この事においてナーラダに促され、諸神ことごとくその場に集い来た。

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• समये: time
• समये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (particle of emphasis)

• सरमेशसुरेश्वराः: the Sarameśas and the lords of the gods
• सरमेशसुरेश्वराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरमेश + सुरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative): सरमेशाः च सुरेश्वराः च

• प्रेरिताः: impelled/urged
• प्रेरिताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्रेर्/प्रेरय् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तृपद-विशेषणम्

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• समागमन्: assembled/came together
• समागमन्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Devas
• Indra (implied as lord of gods)

FAQs

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

It shows how divine order moves through dharmic prompting: when Nārada inspires, the devas unite, indicating that collective alignment with Shiva’s will supports the restoration of harmony (dharma) in the cosmos.

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

The devas assembling at Nārada’s urging reflects Saguna Shiva’s līlā in the world—devotional and ritual action arises in response to Shiva’s cosmic governance, often culminating in worship, prayer, and seeking Shiva’s grace through sacred forms like the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is saṅkalpa with collective japa—gathering for Panchākṣarī mantra repetition (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayerful intention, mirroring the devas’ unified response to a dharmic call.