Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

ततस्तासां तु रूपाणि दृष्ट्वा कुंभां डनंदिनी । वैष्णवादात्मयोगाच्च विज्ञातार्था व्यडंबयत्

Transliteration

tatastāsāṃ tu rūpāṇi dṛṣṭvā kuṃbhāṃ ḍanaṃdinī | vaiṣṇavādātmayogācca vijñātārthā vyaḍaṃbayat

Translation

അവരുടെ രൂപങ്ങൾ കണ്ട കുംഭാണ്ഡനന്ദിനി ആത്മയോഗത്തിന്റെ അന്തർദൃഷ്ടിയാലും വൈഷ്ണവ തന്ത്രജ്ഞാനത്താലും അവരുടെ ഉദ്ദേശ്യം തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ് അവരുടെ പ്രകടനത്തെ നിപുണമായി പ്രതിരോധിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; ततोऽर्थे (thereupon/then)

• tāsām: of them
• tāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• rūpāṇi: forms
• rūpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having seen’

• kuṃbhāṃḍa-nandinī: Kumbhāṇḍa-nandinī (a named female)
• kuṃbhāṃḍa-nandinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃbhāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + nandinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (सम्बन्धार्थः); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• vaiṣṇavāt: from/through Vaiṣṇava (power/means)
• vaiṣṇavāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भवः, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ātma-yogāt: from/through self-yoga (inner discipline)
• ātma-yogāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• vijñāta-arthā: she whose purpose/meaning was understood
• vijñāta-arthā: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु) क्त + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमासः (‘विज्ञातोऽर्थो यस्याः सा’); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• vyaḍaṃbayat: she displayed/manifested (with show)
• vyaḍaṃbayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√ḍamb (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, पुरुषः प्रथमः (3rd), वचनम् एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhāṇḍanandinī
• Vaiṣṇava

FAQs

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

It highlights viveka (discernment) born of ātma-yoga: when appearances attempt to mislead, inner clarity recognizes intention and renders deception powerless—an applied teaching aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on overcoming māyā through right knowledge and practice.

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship trains the mind toward steadiness and truth. By devotion and mantra-centered concentration, the devotee gains the discrimination to see beyond shifting forms—just as Kumbhāṇḍanandinī perceives the hidden aim behind the display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is ātma-yoga supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dhyāna to cultivate discernment; this steadiness helps one resist deceptive impulses and external glamour.