Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

सवैर्मिलित्वा तत्रैव ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादिभिः । सगणेशश्शिवातुष्ट्यै सर्वाध्यक्षो निवेदितः

Transliteration

savairmilitvā tatraiva brahmaviṣṇuharādibhiḥ | sagaṇeśaśśivātuṣṭyai sarvādhyakṣo niveditaḥ

Translation

मग तेथेच ब्रह्मा, विष्णू, हर इत्यादी सर्वांनी एकत्र येऊन, शिवाची तुष्टी व्हावी म्हणून, गणेशासह सर्वाध्यक्ष प्रभूस निवेदन केले।

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; adjective used substantively = "by all"

• मिलित्वा: having assembled
• मिलित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), "having met/assembled"

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-हर-आदिभिः: with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara and others
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-हर-आदिभिः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; -आदि-तत्पुरुषः = "with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara and others"

• स-गणेशः: (he) along with Gaṇeśa
• स-गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सह-समास (सहयुक्त) = "together with Gaṇeśa"

• शिव-आतुष्ट्यै: for Śiva’s satisfaction
• शिव-आतुष्ट्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आतुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = "for Śiva's satisfaction/pleasure"

• सर्व-अध्यक्षः: the chief of all
• सर्व-अध्यक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = "chief of all/overseer of all"

• निवेदितः: was informed/was reported
• निवेदितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; passive sense = "was reported/informed"

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the devotional logic of śaraṇāgati: devas collectively petition the Sarvādhyakṣa (supreme overseer) for Śiva’s tuṣṭi, implying that ultimate resolution and auspicious sanction come from Śiva alone.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that all divine powers ultimately converge in seeking Śiva’s grace; in Shaiva Siddhānta, Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) is the final giver of anugraha (liberating favor), even when Brahmā and Viṣṇu are present.

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

It emphasizes śiva-tuṣṭi—pleasing Śiva through approach, prayer, and submission—reflecting Saguna worship where devotees and devas seek the Lord’s manifest mercy (prasāda), often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā and stotra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is collective and humble śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) with Śiva-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—supported by simple offerings (water, bilva) and, where appropriate, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to devotion.