Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

युद्धप्रसङ्गः—देवगणयुद्धे शिवविष्णुसंयोगः / Battle Episode—Śiva–Viṣṇu Convergence in the Devas’ Conflict

Devanagari script

शक्तिद्वयं तथा लीनं हरिं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम् । दत्त्वा शक्तिबलं तस्मै गणेशायाभवन्मुने

Transliteration

śaktidvayaṃ tathā līnaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāvidham | dattvā śaktibalaṃ tasmai gaṇeśāyābhavanmune

Translation

ឱ មុនី! ព្រះហរិ (វិષ્ણុ) ត្រូវបានឃើញថា លាយរួមជាមួយសក្តិទាំងពីរ; ដោយប្រទានកម្លាំងនៃសក្តិនោះដល់ព្រះគណេសា ព្រះគណេសាក៏បានទទួលអំណាចពីវា។

Word by Word

• शक्तिद्वयम्: the two powers
• शक्तिद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति-द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे शक्ती)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• लीनम्: merged/absorbed
• लीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लीन (प्रातिपदिक; √ली)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्तिद्वयम्)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having seen’

• तथाविधम्: of such a kind / in that state
• तथाविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा-विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हरिम्)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having given’

• शक्तिबलम्: strength of power
• शक्तिबलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्तेः बलम्)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (dative pronoun)

• गणेशाय: to Gaṇeśa
• गणेशाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तस्मै इत्यस्य विशेष्यः

• अभवत्: became / happened
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights that spiritual capacity and success in dharma arise through śakti (divine power) bestowed by higher grace; even great deities act effectively when empowered, reflecting the Shaiva view that Pati (the Lord) and His śakti enable all auspicious action.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, devotees approach the Lord with form along with His śakti; this verse underscores that worship and protection from obstacles are fulfilled when divine power is invoked—commonly by honoring Gaṇeśa before Linga-pūjā as part of Shaiva ritual order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva worship with Gaṇeśa-vandana and śakti-invocation—mentally offering one’s energies to the Lord—then proceed with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, if following Shaiva custom, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and obstacle-removal.