Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

पुनराह ततो रुद्रो नन्दिनं परविभ्रमः । पुनर्गच्छ ततस्तात क्षिप्रमा नय पार्वतीम्

Transliteration

punarāha tato rudro nandinaṃ paravibhramaḥ | punargaccha tatastāta kṣipramā naya pārvatīm

Translation

ਤਦ ਪਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਅਡੋਲ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਨੰਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਫਿਰ ਆਖਿਆ—“ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਮੁੜ ਜਾ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਪਾਰਵਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਲਦੀ ਲੈ ਆ।”

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin (as object addressed/sent)
• नन्दिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परविभ्रमः: one of great splendor/majesty
• परविभ्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + विभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव: ‘परः विभ्रमः’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then / from there
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• तात: dear one / son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable): ‘quickly’

• आ: indeed / up to (emphatic)
• आ: Upasarga/Nipāta (उपसर्ग/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्ग/निपात (particle; intensifier/limit)

• नय: lead / bring
• नय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose will is effortless and decisive, and it presents Nandi as the model devotee—pure seva (service) performed promptly becomes a lived form of bhakti.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal līlā and governance: devotees relate to Shiva as a present Lord who directs and protects. In Linga-worship, this same Lord is approached through disciplined devotion, reverence, and obedient alignment with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is “kṣipra-sevā”—prompt, attentive service offered to Shiva: begin worship without delay, chant the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steadiness, and maintain a Nandi-like attitude of readiness and humility.