Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु शिवो द्वारि समागतः । कौतुकी मुनिर्शादूल नानालीलाविशारदः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu śivo dvāri samāgataḥ | kautukī munirśādūla nānālīlāviśāradaḥ

Translation

ಅದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವನು ದ್ವಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದನು—ಓ ಮುನಿಶಾರ್ದೂಲ, ಆತನು ಕೌತುಕಪ್ರಿಯನು, ಅನೇಕ ದಿವ್ಯ ಲೀಲಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣನು।

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात) indicating contrast/continuation

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• समागतः: has arrived/came
• समागतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु) + samāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively with implied 'asti'

• कौतुकī: playful/curious
• कौतुकī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kautukī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying 'muniḥ'

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• शादूल: O tiger (best one)
• शादूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śādūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; form of address

• नाना-लीला-विशारदः: skilled in various sports/plays
• नाना-लीला-विशारदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + līlā (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound adjective qualifying 'śivaḥ' or 'muniḥ' (contextually Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s nearness and readiness to bestow grace: He comes “to the door,” showing that the Lord (Pati) approaches the devotee and guides the bound soul (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa) through compassionate līlā.

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

Śiva appearing at the doorway emphasizes Saguna Śiva—personally approachable and responsive. In Linga-worship, this same truth is ritually affirmed: the formless is honored through a tangible focus, inviting the Lord’s presence into one’s life and home.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate welcoming remembrance: repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering simple upacāras (water, bilva) at the home shrine, mentally inviting Śiva to “arrive at the door” of the heart.