Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

आनने तव सिन्दूरं दृश्यते सांप्रतं यदि । तस्मात्त्वं पूजनीयोसि सिन्दूरेण सदा नरैः

Transliteration

ānane tava sindūraṃ dṛśyate sāṃprataṃ yadi | tasmāttvaṃ pūjanīyosi sindūreṇa sadā naraiḥ

Translation

Oleh kerana kini terlihat sindūr (serbuk merah) pada wajahmu, maka engkau sentiasa layak dipuja oleh manusia, dan hendaklah dihormati dengan sindūr sepanjang masa.

Word by Word

• आनने: on (your) face
• आनने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सिन्दूरम्: vermilion
• सिन्दूरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र कर्मवत् (seen as object)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सांप्रतम्: at present
• सांप्रतम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at present/now)

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/शर्त-निपात (conditional particle: if)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम; तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतौ अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that reason)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: कर्तृ (Karta/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सिन्दूरेण: with vermilion
• सिन्दूरेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• नरैः: by men/people
• नरैः: कर्तृ (Karta/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how an outward sacred mark (sindūra) becomes a sign of honoured auspiciousness, encouraging bhakti expressed through respectful offerings; in Shaiva devotion, such reverence supports inner purity and steadiness toward Shiva.

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

It reflects Saguna-oriented worship where tangible offerings and auspicious substances are used to honour the divine presence; similarly, devotees offer sacred items in Linga-pūjā as a disciplined expression of devotion leading the mind toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to perform respectful pūjā with prescribed auspicious offerings (here, sindūra) while maintaining devotional recollection of Shiva—ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya."