Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

षण्मुखे च गणेशे च पित्रोस्तदधिकं सदा । स्नेहो व्यवर्द्धत महाञ्च्छुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी

Transliteration

ṣaṇmukhe ca gaṇeśe ca pitrostadadhikaṃ sadā | sneho vyavarddhata mahāñcchuklapakṣe yathā śaśī

Translation

シャṇムカ（カールッティケーヤ）とガネーシャに対して、両親の愛情は常にいっそう深かった。その大いなる愛は、白分の半月に月が満ちてゆくように、ますます増していった。

Word by Word

• षण्मुखे: in/for Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda)
• षण्मुखे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: षण्मुखानि यस्य सः (six-faced; Skanda)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• गणेशे: in/for Gaṇeśa
• गणेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गणानाम् ईशः (lord of gaṇas)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पित्रोः: of the two parents
• पित्रोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अधिकम्: greater
• अधिकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्नेहः इत्यस्य विशेषणार्थे (greater)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• स्नेहः: affection
• स्नेहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यवर्द्धत: increased
• व्यवर्द्धत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्नेहः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग: शुक्लः पक्षः (bright fortnight)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative: as/like)

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन्/शशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Waxing of the moon in śukla-pakṣa used as simile for increasing love.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It portrays divine affection as a form of grace (anugraha): Śiva and Pārvatī’s love for their sons steadily increases, symbolizing how devotion and auspiciousness grow in the heart when one stays close to the Lord’s family and dharma.

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

By emphasizing Śiva’s accessible, familial (saguṇa) aspect, the verse supports devotional worship where the Liṅga is revered along with Śiva’s manifestations and attendants—especially Gaṇeśa (remover of obstacles) and Kārttikeya (divine commander)—as part of a complete Shaiva devotional life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship with Gaṇeśa-prārthanā, then offer devotion to Śiva (Liṅga-abhiṣeka with mantra, especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), remembering that steady, regular practice makes bhakti ‘wax’ like the moon in the bright fortnight.