Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

यो नित्यं श्रद्धया सार्द्धं पूजां चैव स्व शक्तितः । कुर्य्यात्तव गणेशान सर्वकामफलाप्तये

Transliteration

yo nityaṃ śraddhayā sārddhaṃ pūjāṃ caiva sva śaktitaḥ | kuryyāttava gaṇeśāna sarvakāmaphalāptaye

Translation

おおガネーシャよ、シヴァの眷属（ガナ）を統べる主よ。誰であれ日々、信心をもって、己の力に応じて汝を供養するなら、正しき願いのすべての果を得る。

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह/समं-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: together/along with)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• स्व-शक्तितः: according to (his) own ability
• स्व-शक्तितः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ‘according to one’s power’ (ablatival usage)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• गणेशान: O Gaṇeśa
• गणेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (हे गणेश)

• सर्व-काम-फल-आप्तये: for the attainment of all desired fruits
• सर्व-काम-फल-आप्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानां आप्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, as Kumārakhaṇḍa commonly narrates Shiva’s instructions regarding his sons and their worship)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady daily devotion (nitya-pūjā) done with śraddhā, even within limited means, becomes spiritually effective and yields appropriate fruits—showing bhakti is measured by sincerity, not extravagance.

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

In Śaiva practice, Gaṇeśa is honored as the Lord of Śiva’s gaṇas and a gateway to auspicious worship; daily worship of Gaṇeśa supports orderly, obstacle-free devotion to Saguna Śiva (including Liṅga-pūjā) and its intended results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple daily Gaṇeśa-pūjā with faith—offering water, flowers, lamp, and a short prayer—performed sva-śakti (within one’s means); it implies consistency and devotion more than any specific item like rudrākṣa or bhasma.