Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

गिरिजायास्समुत्पन्नो यश्च हर्षो मुनीश्वर । चतुर्भिर्वदनैर्वै तमवर्ण्यं च कथं ब्रुवे

Transliteration

girijāyāssamutpanno yaśca harṣo munīśvara | caturbhirvadanairvai tamavarṇyaṃ ca kathaṃ bruve

Translation

О владыка среди мудрецов, радость, возникшая в Гиридже (Парвати), была выше всякого описания. Даже имея четыре уста, как могу я поведать о том невыразимом блаженстве?

Word by Word

• गिरिजायाः: of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजायाः: सम्बन्ध (Source/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive/Singular

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen
• समुत्पन्नः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु) + उत्पन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle—क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — agrees with हर्षः

• यः: which/that
• यः: सम्बन्ध (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हर्षः: joy
• हर्षः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative/Singular

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative/Singular

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (numeral), तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental/Plural

• वदनैः: faces/mouths
• वदनैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental/Plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative/Singular

• अवर्ण्यम्: indescribable
• अवर्ण्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — predicate adjective to तम् (as ‘indescribable’)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• ब्रुवे: do I speak/tell
• ब्रुवे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati (Girija)

FAQs

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

It highlights divine ānanda as ultimately inexpressible—devotional experience and grace exceed ordinary speech, pointing to a reality realized inwardly rather than merely described.

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

The verse emphasizes bhakti-rasa: in Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā), devotion matures into an experience of bliss that words cannot fully capture, indicating the fruit of sincere worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotional contemplation, allowing inner experience to deepen beyond verbal explanation.