Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे ऊषा चरित्रवर्णनं शिवशिवाविवाहवर्णनं नामैकपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe ūṣā caritravarṇanaṃ śivaśivāvivāhavarṇanaṃ nāmaikapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ដូច្នេះ ក្នុង «ស្រី-សិវមហាបុរាណ» សំហិតាទី២ រុទ្រសំហិតា ក្នុងផ្នែកទី៥ «យុទ្ធខណ្ឌ» ចប់ជំពូកទី៥១ ដែលមានចំណងជើង «ការពិពណ៌នាព្រះប្រវត្តិរបស់ឧષា» និង «ការពិពណ៌នាពិធីអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍របស់ព្រះសិវ និងព្រះសិវា (បារវតី)»។

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; इत्यर्थे (quotative/closure particle)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारयसमासः (honorific-descriptive); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second (part)
• dvitīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• pañcame: in the fifth
• pañcame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• yuddha-khaṇḍe: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• yuddha-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ūṣā: Uṣā
• ūṣā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; title-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• caritra-varṇanam: description of the story
• caritra-varṇanam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; title-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caritra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• śiva-śivā-vivāha-varṇanam: description of the marriage of Śiva and Śivā
• śiva-śivā-vivāha-varṇanam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; title-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śivā (प्रातिपदिक) + vivāha (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः (vivāhasya varṇanam; śivaśivayoḥ vivāhaḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/label)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नाम-शब्दः (designation marker: “called/named”)

• eka-paṃcāśattamaḥ: fifty-first
• eka-paṃcāśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (संख्या) + paṃcāśat (संख्या) + tama (प्रत्यय; ordinal)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound) + तमप्रत्यय (ordinal); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing, addressed to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Usha

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, affirming the Purāṇic transmission and highlighting two themes—Ūṣā’s episode and the Śiva–Śivā marriage—pointing to Śiva–Śakti unity as the auspicious foundation for dharma and spiritual fulfillment.

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

By naming “Śiva and Śivā” together, it supports Saguna worship where devotees revere Śiva with Śakti—often through the Liṅga as the central icon—understanding that grace (anugraha) flows through the inseparable Pati-Śakti principle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a concluding marker, it suggests chapter-recitation (pāṭha) as a devotional act; practitioners may seal the reading with pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offer vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) in remembrance of Śiva–Śakti auspiciousness.