Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

किंचिद्विचार्यतां देव त्वन्यथा न जयो भवेत् । त्वमेव रक्षकस्स्वामिन्ब्रह्मांडस्य न संशयः

Transliteration

kiṃcidvicāryatāṃ deva tvanyathā na jayo bhavet | tvameva rakṣakassvāminbrahmāṃḍasya na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

「おおデーヴァよ、少しくご熟慮ください。さもなくば勝利は得られませぬ。まことに御身こそ、主よ、全宇宙の守護者—疑いはございません。」

Word by Word

• किंचित्: something, a little
• किंचित्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: ‘something’)

• विचार्यताम्: let (it) be considered
• विचार्यताम्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); ‘let it be considered’

• देव: O god, O lord
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: but
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (adversative/emphatic)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: otherwise)

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• जयः: victory
• जयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• भवेत्: would be, may occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• एव: alone, indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• रक्षकः: protector
• रक्षकः: कर्ता (Kartā/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्वामिन्: O master
• स्वामिन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माण्डस्य: of the universe
• ब्रह्माण्डस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समास: ब्रह्म + अण्ड (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Brahmā’s egg’/cosmic egg)

• न: no, not
• न: निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक निपात

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Kārttikeya (Skanda)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Śiva) as the unfailing cosmic protector and teaches that success arises through discernment aligned with divine order, not mere force.

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

By affirming Shiva as the universe’s guardian, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who protects and guides—often worshipped through the Śivaliṅga as the accessible, grace-bestowing form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pause for vicāra (reflection) before action and to reinforce surrender through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” seeking Shiva’s protection and right outcome.