Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

त्वन्नाम विघ्नहंतृत्वे श्रेष्ठं चैव भवत्विति । मम सर्वगणाध्यक्षः संपूज्यस्त्वं भवाधुना

Transliteration

tvannāma vighnahaṃtṛtve śreṣṭhaṃ caiva bhavatviti | mama sarvagaṇādhyakṣaḥ saṃpūjyastvaṃ bhavādhunā

Translation

ତୁମ ନାମ ବିଘ୍ନହରଣରେ ସର୍ବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଉ। ଏବେ ତୁମେ ମୋ ସମସ୍ତ ଗଣଙ୍କର ଅଗ୍ରାଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ହୋଇ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ପୂଜ୍ୟ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• tvat-nāma: your name
• tvat-nāma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat-nāman (प्रातिपदिक; components: tvat+nāman)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘your name’

• vighna-hantṛtve: in obstacle-destroying (capacity)
• vighna-hantṛtve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna-hantṛtva (प्रातिपदिक; components: vighna+hantṛtva)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the state/role of destroying obstacles’

• śreṣṭham: the best
• śreṣṭham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective of ‘tvat-nāma’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• bhavatu: let it be
• bhavatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive sense (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति) closing the statement

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-gaṇa-adhyakṣaḥ: chief of all gaṇas
• sarva-gaṇa-adhyakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-gaṇa-adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक; components: sarva+gaṇa+adhyakṣa)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘chief of all gaṇas’

• saṃpūjyaḥ: worthy to be worshipped
• saṃpūjyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pūj (धातु) + ya (ण्‍यत्/यत् कृत्)
• Form: Gerundive/obligatory participle (यत्/ण्‍यत्), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘to be worshipped’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames the doctrine that divine appointment (adhikāra) and nāma (sacred name) function as channels of grace: the empowered leader removes vighnas for devotees and stabilizes communal worship.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Ganas

FAQs

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

Shiva grants divine authority to Gaṇeśa: his very name becomes a śakti for removing vighnas (outer and inner obstacles). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it indicates that Pati (Shiva) empowers a chosen deity-function to clear impediments so the jīva may proceed toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s governance of the cosmic order: Shiva appoints the Gaṇa-leader and establishes worship protocol. In practical worship, devotees honor Gaṇeśa first so that Linga-pūjā and Shiva-upāsanā proceed without ritual or mental hindrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Begin worship by invoking Gaṇeśa as Vighnahartā (e.g., chanting “Oṃ Gaṃ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ”), then proceed to Shiva worship (such as the Pañcākṣarī “Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining a focused mind free from vighnas.