Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

कृतोपवासां त्वां भोक्ता सुप्तामंतःपुरे नरः । स ते भर्त्ता कृतो देवैस्तेन सार्द्धं रमिष्यसि

Transliteration

kṛtopavāsāṃ tvāṃ bhoktā suptāmaṃtaḥpure naraḥ | sa te bharttā kṛto devaistena sārddhaṃ ramiṣyasi

Translation

Enquanto observas o jejum, um homem te possuirá enquanto dormes nos aposentos interiores. Os deuses o designaram como teu esposo; com ele viverás no gozo conjugal.

Word by Word

• kṛta-upavāsām: you who have observed a fast
• kṛta-upavāsām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + upavāsa (उपवास प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); kṛta = past passive participle (क्त), qualifying tvām

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• bhoktā: an enjoyer/one who will possess (you)
• bhoktā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoktṛ (भुज् धातु, तृन्-कृदन्त/कर्तृवाचक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); agent noun (कर्तृवाचक)

• suptām: sleeping
• suptām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: supta (स्वप् धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); past participle qualifying tvām

• antaḥpure: in the inner apartments (harem)
• antaḥpure: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaḥpura (अन्तःपुर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); locative of place

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (नर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• te: for you / your
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी) Ekavacana (दत्त्यर्थे) / or Ṣaṣṭhī (6th) Ekavacana (सम्बन्धे); here: ‘your’/‘for you’

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (भृ धातु, तृन्-कृदन्त/कर्तृवाचक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘husband’ (agent noun)

• kṛtaḥ: made/appointed
• kṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; past passive participle agreeing with bhartā

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); instrumental of agent

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddha (सार्द्ध अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’ (सह-अर्थे)

• ramiṣyasi: you will enjoy/delight
• ramiṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (रम् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Simple Future), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It underscores how worldly circumstances—even those sanctioned by “the gods” in a narrative frame—can bind beings to karmic consequences; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes taking refuge in Shiva (Pati) through dharma and inner purity rather than trusting mere fate or social designation.

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

In Shaiva reading, such disturbing turns in worldly life highlight the insufficiency of external status and the need for surrender to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship, seeking protection, clarity, and right action amid conflict and moral ambiguity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse mentions upavāsa (vrata), pointing to disciplined observance; a Shaiva takeaway is to combine vrata with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance for steadiness and discernment.