Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

यदा सा गिरिजा देवी कोपहीना बभूव ह । शिवोऽपि गिरिजां तत्र पूर्ववत्संप्रपद्य ताम्

Transliteration

yadā sā girijā devī kopahīnā babhūva ha | śivo'pi girijāṃ tatra pūrvavatsaṃprapadya tām

Translation

女神ギリジャーが怒りを離れて静まったとき、シヴァもまたその場で、以前のようにギリジャーに近づき、かつての調和ある合一へと帰った。

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (when)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (गिरिजाया विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थ)

• कोप-हीना: free from anger
• कोप-हीना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष/अभावार्थ (कोपेन हीना = without anger)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/metrical)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक अव्यय (also)

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक अव्यय (as before)

• सम्प्रपद्य: having approached/resorted to
• सम्प्रपद्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-पद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Rudrasaṃhitā frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that when anger (krodha) subsides, harmony is restored: Śiva’s “approaching again as before” signifies the return of grace and auspiciousness when the devotee’s inner turbulence quiets. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it reflects the re-establishment of right relation to Pati (Śiva) when impurities like anger are pacified.

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

As a Saguna (personal) narrative, it teaches devotees to approach Śiva with a reconciled, calm heart. Linga worship similarly emphasizes steadiness and purity of mind—when agitation is dropped, the devotee ‘returns’ to Śiva in the same spirit of former devotion and intimacy.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is anger-pacifying japa and restraint: repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a vow of kṣamā (forgiveness). If observing Mahāśivarātri, pair japa with simple abhiṣeka and a resolve to abandon krodha, mirroring Girijā becoming kopahīnā.