Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

प्रवेशसमये तस्या भवनद्वारगोचरैः । गणेशैः किं कृतं देवस्तान्दृष्ट्वा किन्तदा ऽकरोत्

Transliteration

praveśasamaye tasyā bhavanadvāragocaraiḥ | gaṇeśaiḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ devastāndṛṣṭvā kintadā 'karot

Translation

彼女が入る時、宮殿の門の敷居に控えていたガネーシャたちは何をしたのか。主が彼らを御覧になったとき、その時いかなる御業をなされたのか。

Word by Word

• प्रवेश-समये: at the time of entry
• प्रवेश-समये: अधिकरण (अधिष्ठान/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रवेशस्य समयः) — Locative singular masculine

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular feminine (of her)

• भवन-द्वार-गोचरैः: by/with those stationed at the palace gate (gate-guards)
• भवन-द्वार-गोचरैः: करण (Instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (भवनस्य द्वारस्य गोचराः) — Instrumental plural masculine

• गणेशैः: by the Gaṇeśas (attendants named Gaṇeśa)
• गणेशैः: करण (Instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural masculine

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular neuter (interrogative)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — past passive participle ‘done’

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

• तान्: them
• तान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — Accusative plural masculine

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-भावे कृदन्तः (क्त्वान्त/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular neuter (interrogative)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अकरोत्: did
• अकरोत्: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘did’

Speaker

The sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (questioning Sūta Gosvāmin)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Question about gaṇas at the threshold and Śiva’s response—an ‘antarāya/threshold’ motif rather than a Jyotirliṅga origin.

Significance: Highlights the liminal ‘dvāra’ (threshold) as a spiritual symbol: entry to the Lord’s presence requires permission, humility, and removal of obstacles (pāśa).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the sanctity of approaching the divine realm: entry into Shiva’s space is governed by dharma and divine order, symbolized by the gaṇas at the threshold, reminding the seeker that grace (anugraha) follows proper approach and humility before Pati (Shiva).

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

The guarded doorway motif parallels temple worship of Saguna Shiva in the Liṅga: one approaches the sanctum through prescribed conduct (ācāra), purification, and reverence—outer discipline supporting inner surrender to Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mindful “threshold-discipline”: purify before worship (bhasma/tripuṇḍra if appropriate), settle the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and enter the act of darśana with restraint, reverence, and focused attention.