Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

यावत्पुनस्समायाति वर्षान्ते च चतुर्थिका । तावद्व्रतं च कर्तव्यं तव चैव ममाज्ञया

Transliteration

yāvatpunassamāyāti varṣānte ca caturthikā | tāvadvrataṃ ca kartavyaṃ tava caiva mamājñayā

Translation

సంవత్సరము చివరన మరల చతుర్థి వచ్చు వరకు, నా ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారము నీవు ఈ వ్రతమును ఆచరించవలెను.

Word by Word

• yāvat: until; as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (अव्यय), temporal limit “until/so long as”

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• samāyāti: returns; comes back
• samāyāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√yā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• varṣa-ante: at the end of the year
• varṣa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “end of the year”; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• caturthikā: the fourth lunar day (Caturthī)
• caturthikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāvat: till then; for that long
• tāvat: Kāla-parimāṇa (कालपरिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (अव्यय) “so long/that long”

• vratam: vow; observance
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kartavyam: should be performed
• kartavyam: Vidheyatā (विधेयता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + -tavya (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/Obligative (कृत्य/तव्यत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative Singular; “is to be done/should be performed”

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ājñayā: by (my) command
• ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyama (disciplined observance): sustained vrata performed for a fixed sacred period, under Shiva’s injunction, purifies the devotee and steadies bhakti toward Pati (Shiva).

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

A vrata is typically supported by regular Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā, offerings, and remembrance—showing that devotion is not momentary but maintained until the prescribed tithi returns.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain the vow continuously until the specified Caturthī at year’s end, supporting it with daily Shiva-upāsanā (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” Linga worship, and purity disciplines) as appropriate to one’s capacity.