Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

शिवाशिवौ च मोदेतां विशेषेणाति नारद । आसीत्सुमंगलं भूरि सर्वत्र सुखदायकम्

Transliteration

śivāśivau ca modetāṃ viśeṣeṇāti nārada | āsītsumaṃgalaṃ bhūri sarvatra sukhadāyakam

Translation

हे नारद! शिव आणि शिवा (पार्वती) विशेषतः अतिशय आनंदित झाले. सर्वत्र विपुल सुमंगल झाले, जे सर्व बाजूंनी सुख देणारे होते.

Word by Word

• शिवौ: Śiva (two persons: Śiva and another)
• शिवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• अशिवौ: Aśiva (as a paired subject)
• अशिवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

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

• मोदेताम्: may (they two) rejoice
• मोदेताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual), आत्मनेपद

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial-instrumental: 'especially')

• अति: very, exceedingly
• अति: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier/adverb)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सुमङ्गलम्: great auspiciousness
• सुमङ्गलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः कर्मधारयः (सु + मङ्गल)

• भूरि: abundant, much
• भूरि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (quantitative)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सुखदायकम्: bestowing happiness
• सुखदायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुखस्य दायकः)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Narada

FAQs

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

It affirms that when Śiva and Śakti are in harmonious delight, their grace manifests as universal auspiciousness (sumaṅgala) that uplifts beings—an expression of Pati’s benevolent governance in Shaiva thought.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva with Śivā as the compassionate, accessible divine presence; Linga-worship similarly invokes this gracious aspect, through which auspiciousness and well-being spread in the devotee’s life and surroundings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva–Shakti upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sattvic intention for loka-kalyāṇa, optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.