Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

क्सरोभिस्समग्राभिरन्योन्यमभिमंत्रितम् । लब्धभावो यथा सद्यः पार्वत्या दर्शनोत्सुकः

Transliteration

ksarobhissamagrābhiranyonyamabhimaṃtritam | labdhabhāvo yathā sadyaḥ pārvatyā darśanotsukaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dengan mantra dan isyarat yang lengkap serta saling dipertukarkan, dia segera memperoleh kembali ketenangan batin dan menjadi rindu untuk memandang Pārvatī—hatinya cepat berpaling kepada kehadirannya.

Word by Word

• क्षरःभिः: by streams/flows
• क्षरःभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘क्षर’ = (प्रवाह/जलप्रवाह/धारा) इत्यर्थे

• समग्राभिः: by complete (ones), all together
• समग्राभिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of क्षरःभिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘समग्र’ = complete/entire

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually
• अन्योन्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (reciprocal adverb: 'mutually')

• अभि-मन्त्रितम्: addressed/invoked
• अभि-मन्त्रितम्: Kriya-visheshya (क्रियाविशेष्य/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र् (धातु; अभि+मन्त्र्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘having been addressed/invoked’

• लब्ध-भावः: one who has attained the (desired) state/mood
• लब्ध-भावः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (लभ्-धातोः क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—लब्धः भावः यस्य सः

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Upamana (उपमान/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative particle: 'as/just as')

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: 'immediately')

• पार्वत्या: by/through Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument; cause/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दर्शन-उत्सुकः: eager to see (her)
• दर्शन-उत्सुकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of लब्धभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—दर्शनस्य उत्सुकः

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights how the mind becomes steady and purposeful when aligned through sanctified intention (mantra/abhimantraṇa), and how devotion expresses itself as longing for divine darśana—an outer sign of inner reorientation toward Śiva-Śakti.

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

The verse emphasizes darśana and devotional eagerness, a key feature of Saguna worship—seeking the Lord (and Śakti) in an accessible form. In Shaiva practice, such yearning supports focused pūjā, including liṅga-upāsanā, where mantra and reverent attention culminate in darśana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mantra-japa and consecrated speech/intention (abhimantrita), used to gather the mind quickly; practically, one may do Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and then take darśana of Śiva/Śakti in pūjā with a composed, devotional mind.