Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

सहस्रकोट्या गणपः पिप्पलो मुदितो ययौ । तथा संनादको वीरो गणेशो मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

sahasrakoṭyā gaṇapaḥ pippalo mudito yayau | tathā saṃnādako vīro gaṇeśo munisattama

Translation

「最上の聖仙よ、ピッパラと名づくガナパは、千コーティに及ぶ眷属を率いて歓喜のうちに出立した。同様に、勇猛なるガネーシャ、サンナーダカと名づく者もまた進み出た。」

Word by Word

• सहस्रकोट्या: with a thousand crores (of troops)
• सहस्रकोट्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); द्विगुसमास (numerical compound): 'by a thousand crores'

• गणपः: the gaṇa-chief
• गणपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• पिप्पलः: Pippala
• पिप्पलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मुदितः: joyful
• मुदितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (कृदन्त; मुड्/मुद् धातु से)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• संनादकः: Saṃnādaka
• संनादकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनादक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• वीरः: heroic
• वीरः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'best of sages'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights the disciplined, joyful service of Shiva’s divine attendants (Gaṇas), showing that in Shaiva thought, sacred order and devoted participation in the Lord’s work are themselves purifying and auspicious.

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

The Gaṇas and their leaders are part of Shiva’s Saguna manifestation—His divine household and retinue—reminding devotees that Linga-worship is not isolated ritual but devotion within Shiva’s living cosmic lordship and attendants.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship by invoking Gaṇeśa and the Gaṇas for unobstructed devotion—through the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and traditional Shaiva supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, offered with a joyful, service-minded attitude.