Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
गिरिजायास्समुत्पन्नो यश्च हर्षो मुनीश्वर । चतुर्भिर्वदनैर्वै तमवर्ण्यं च कथं ब्रुवे
girijāyāssamutpanno yaśca harṣo munīśvara | caturbhirvadanairvai tamavarṇyaṃ ca kathaṃ bruve
ஓ முனீஸ்வரா! கிரிஜை (பார்வதி) உள்ளத்தில் எழுந்த மகிழ்ச்சி வர்ணிக்க இயலாதது. நான்கு முகங்களாலும் அந்த அகத்தகாத ஆனந்தத்தை நான் எவ்வாறு சொல்ல முடியும்?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights divine ānanda as ultimately inexpressible—devotional experience and grace exceed ordinary speech, pointing to a reality realized inwardly rather than merely described.
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.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotional contemplation, allowing inner experience to deepen beyond verbal explanation.