Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

ववल्गुर्मुनयस्सिद्धाः स्त्रीणां दृष्ट्वा विचेष्टितम् । पुपुषुश्चापि ऋतवस्स्वप्रभावं तु तत्र च

Transliteration

vavalgurmunayassiddhāḥ strīṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā viceṣṭitam | pupuṣuścāpi ṛtavassvaprabhāvaṃ tu tatra ca

Translation

സ്ത്രീകളുടെ വിചിത്രമായ ചേഷ്ടകൾ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ സിദ്ധ മുനിമാരും ഉള്ളിൽ കലങ്ങിപ്പോയി; അവിടെ ഋതുക്കളും തങ്ങളുടെ തനതായ പ്രഭാവം പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ച് കൂടുതൽ ശക്തമാക്കി।

Word by Word

• vavalguḥ: rejoiced/leapt
• vavalguḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √valg (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• siddhāḥ: the Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √sidh)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to ‘munayaḥ’

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; prior action

• viceṣṭitam: behavior/gestures
• viceṣṭitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-√ceṣṭ (धातु) + kta (क्त) / viceṣṭita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pupuṣuḥ: flourished
• pupuṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √puṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात): ‘also/even’

• ṛtavaḥ: seasons
• ṛtavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sva-prabhāvam: their own power/splendor
• sva-prabhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘svaḥ prabhāvaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात): contrast/emphasis

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय): ‘there’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Nature’s guṇas intensify as an omen-like response to kāma/saṅkṣobha in the scene

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Munis
• Women
• Seasons (Ritavas)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how agitation in consciousness (seen here as ‘peculiar behavior’) can ripple outward, affecting even subtle cosmic rhythms; Shaiva Siddhanta frames true steadiness as arising from alignment with Pati (Shiva), who alone stabilizes mind and world.

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

When the world-mind becomes disturbed, turning to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship centers awareness in the Lord’s grounding presence, restoring order (dharma) and inner balance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and breath-regulated meditation to pacify agitation and reestablish sattva.