Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

चन्द्रशेखर उवाच । वामामानय गौरीं त्वं कैलासात्कृतमंडनाम् । शीघ्रमस्माद्वनाद्गत्वा ह्युक्त्वाऽकृष्णामिहानय

Transliteration

candraśekhara uvāca | vāmāmānaya gaurīṃ tvaṃ kailāsātkṛtamaṃḍanām | śīghramasmādvanādgatvā hyuktvā'kṛṣṇāmihānaya

Translation

ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଶେଖର କହିଲେ—“କୈଲାସରୁ ଅଳଙ୍କାରଭୂଷିତ ଗୌରୀ, ମୋର ବାମା,କୁ ଆଣ। ଏହି ବନରୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଯାଇ ଅକୃଷ୍ଣାକୁ କହି ତାକୁ ଏଠାକୁ ଆଣ।”

Word by Word

• चन्द्र-शेखरः: Candraśekhara (Śiva)
• चन्द्र-शेखरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'moon-crested'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वामाम्: the beloved/left-side consort (Pārvatī)
• वामाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• गौरीम्: Gaurī
• गौरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), उत्तम/मध्यम? (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कैलासात्: from Kailāsa
• कैलासात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत-मण्डनाम्: adorned
• कृत-मण्डनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ धातु) + maṇḍana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव: 'having-done adornment' = 'adorned' (qualifies गौरीम्)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वनात्: from the forest
• वनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having gone'

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle)

• उक्त्वा: having told
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → uktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; 'having said/told'

• अकृष्णाम्: fair (not dark)
• अकृष्णाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṛṣṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्यय: 'not black' (qualifies गौरीम्)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Chandrashekhara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Chandrashekhara

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the setting evokes Kailāsa-līlā where Śiva summons Gaurī, emphasizing the divine household (Umāpati) motif rather than a specific sthala.

Significance: Contemplation of Umāpati—Śiva with Gaurī—supports gṛhastha-bhakti and the integration of desire into dharma through divine exemplarity.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gauri

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Transition from kāma-udreka to auspicious union: summoning Gaurī reframes desire within the divine dyad, hinting at grace (anugraha) through right orientation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Gauri)
• Kailasa
• Akṛṣṇā

FAQs

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

It highlights Saguna Śiva’s compassionate, personal lordship: the Supreme Pati acts within līlā, directing devotees and attendants, while honoring Śakti (Gaurī) as inseparable from His divine purpose.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Śiva as Chandrashekhara—responsive and relational—while understanding that such līlā ultimately points to the same Pati who is worshiped in the Liṅga as the transcendent Absolute.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sevā-bhāva (devotional service) and prompt obedience to dharmic instruction; in worship, this aligns with disciplined pūjā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent honoring of Śiva-Śakti together.