Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4

कौशिकी-गौरी तथा शार्दूलरूप-निशाचरस्य पूर्वकर्मवर्णनम् | Kauśikī-Gaurī and Brahmā’s account of the tiger-formed niśācara

Devanagari script

भवितव्यमनेनातो ममान्तःपुरचारिणा । गणेश्वरपदं चास्मै प्रीत्या दास्यति शंकरः

Transliteration

bhavitavyamanenāto mamāntaḥpuracāriṇā | gaṇeśvarapadaṃ cāsmai prītyā dāsyati śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

ゆえに、わが内殿に仕えるこの従者は、そのようになることが定められている。シャンカラは歓喜し、慈愛をもって彼にガネーシュヴァラ（ガナたちの主）の位を授け給う。

Word by Word

• भवितव्यम्: it must/shall happen
• भवितव्यम्: विधेय (predicate necessity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव्य/कर्तव्यता-वाचक कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘must/shall be’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-रूपे

• अनेन: by this (person/means)
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: हेतु/निपात (reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/तस्मात्-अर्थक अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरचारिणा: by the attendant of the inner apartments
• अन्तःपुरचारिणा: करण (Instrument: by the one who moves in the inner palace)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (अन्तःपुरे चारिन्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• गणेश्वरपदम्: the status/office of Gaṇeśvara
• गणेश्वरपदम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर + पद (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणेश्वरस्य पदम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• प्रीत्या: with love/affection
• प्रीत्या: करण (Instrument: with affection)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account to the sages, conveying the inner resolve/statement within the Shiva narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyati (destiny under divine order) and Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when Śaṅkara is pleased, He elevates the devotee to a divinely ordained role—here, the supreme guardianship over the gaṇas—showing that spiritual authority ultimately flows from Pati (the Lord).

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion with prīti (loving pleasure) and grants boons and stations. In Linga-worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as accessible and compassionate; this narrative reflects that relational, grace-bestowing aspect of Saguna Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key takeaway is cultivating prīti-bhakti toward Śiva through regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā with reverence; such devotion is presented as the condition for Śiva’s grace rather than mere external power.