Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

वेदशास्त्रपुराणेषु बालकस्य यथोदितम् । त्वया कृतं तु तत्सर्वं धर्मस्य परिपालनम्

Transliteration

vedaśāstrapurāṇeṣu bālakasya yathoditam | tvayā kṛtaṃ tu tatsarvaṃ dharmasya paripālanam

Translation

வேதம், சாஸ்திரம், புராணங்களில் ஒரு குழந்தை குறித்து கூறியதுபோல, அதையெல்லாம் நீ செய்தாய்—இதுவே தர்மத்தின் காப்பும் கடைப்பிடிப்பும் ஆகும்.

Word by Word

• वेदशास्त्रपुराणेषु: in the Vedas, śāstras, and purāṇas
• वेदशास्त्रपुराणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + शास्त्र + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter; as collective), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (veda-śāstra-purāṇa = 'Vedas, śāstras, and purāṇas')

• बालकस्य: of the boy/child
• बालकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-उपमा/प्रकार (adverb: manner/comparison)

• उदितम्: stated/declared
• उदितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु) → उदित (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); here used predicatively: 'as stated'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (कर्तृ/Agent; in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine; pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense) agreeing with implied 'तत्सर्वम्'

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), emphasis/contrast

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); demonstrative used adjectivally with 'सर्वम्'

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of passive 'कृतम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); 'all (of it)'

• धर्मस्य: of dharma/righteousness
• धर्मस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिपालनम्: observance/maintenance
• परिपालनम्: Karma (कर्म/Apposition to 'तत्सर्वम्')
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + पाल (धातु) → परिपालन (प्रातिपदिक; action noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भाववाचक-नाम (verbal noun: 'maintenance/observance')

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that acting in harmony with Veda–Śāstra–Purāṇa injunctions is itself dharma, and Shiva recognizes such conduct as true preservation of righteous order—an essential Shaiva virtue that supports inner purification and God-realization.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is meant to mature into dharmic living; this verse links scriptural authority and right conduct, implying that true worship is validated by dharma upheld under Shiva’s guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to align daily conduct with śāstric dharma while sustaining Shiva-bhakti—such as steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside disciplined, dharma-based action.