Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पीडितास्ते गणास्तेन ययुश्चैव दिशो दश । गणेशा वारितास्ते च नाजग्मुस्स्वामिनम्प्रति

Transliteration

pīḍitāste gaṇāstena yayuścaiva diśo daśa | gaṇeśā vāritāste ca nājagmussvāminamprati

Translation

彼に苦しめられたそのガナたちは十方へと逃げ散った。ガネーシャが制止したにもかかわらず、彼らはなお主のもとへ戻ろうとはしなかった。

Word by Word

• पीडिताः: tormented
• पीडिताः: Karta (कर्ता; of ययुः/नाजग्मुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पीड् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गणाः)

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• गणाः: the gaṇas
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म; goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (direction(s) as goal)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (qualifying दिशः)

• गणेशाः: the gaṇeśas/leaders of the gaṇas
• गणेशाः: Karta (कर्ता; implicit agent of वारिताः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक; गण + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वारिताः: restrained/checked
• वारिताः: Karta (कर्ता; of नाजग्मुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वार्/वृ (to restrain) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• न: not
• न: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• आजग्मुः: came/went (towards)
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वामिनम्: the lord/master
• स्वामिनम्: Karma (कर्म; goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Pratiyogin/Direction (प्रति; direction marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/कर्मप्रवचनीय (preposition) governing accusative

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Shiva (implied as svāmin/master)
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It shows how beings, when overpowered by adversity and fear, scatter outward into the “ten directions” (distraction), instead of returning inward to the Lord (Śiva) as refuge—highlighting the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of śaraṇāgati (surrender to Pati).

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

The verse underscores the need to turn back to the svāmin—Saguna Śiva as the accessible protector and master. In Linga-worship, this is enacted by physically ‘returning’ to Śiva through pūjā, japa, and remembrance rather than fleeing into worldly directions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports—training the mind to return to Śiva in crisis rather than run outward into fear.