Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवश्च संक्रुद्धो गणानाज्ञापयन्निजान् । को वायं वर्तते किंच क्रियते पश्यतां गणाः

Transliteration

tataśśivaśca saṃkruddho gaṇānājñāpayannijān | ko vāyaṃ vartate kiṃca kriyate paśyatāṃ gaṇāḥ

Translation

แล้วพระศิวะทรงกริ้ว จึงมีพระบัญชาแก่เหล่าคณะของพระองค์ว่า “ผู้นี้เป็นใครที่มากระทำการเช่นนี้ และกำลังทำสิ่งใดอยู่? เหล่าคณะเอ๋ย จงดูและสืบให้รู้โดยพลัน”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरम् (then)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• संक्रुद्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √क्रुध् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘enraged’

• गणान्: the gaṇas
• गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आज्ञापयन्: commanding
• आज्ञापयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आज्ञा + √पय्/√पि (णिजन्त; causative of √ज्ञा/आज्ञा-प्रयोग)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) ‘commanding’

• निजान्: his own
• निजान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘his own’

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• वा: indeed/or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक/प्रश्नार्थक (or/indeed in question)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वर्तते: is occurring
• वर्तते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is happening/exists’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• क्रियते: is being done
• क्रियते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद; ‘is being done’

• पश्यताम्: while you watch / of you seeing
• पश्यताम्: Adhikaraṇa/Context (अधिकरण/सन्दर्भ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त ‘पश्यत्’; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of (you) who are seeing’ (genitive absolute-like)

• गणाः: O gaṇas
• गणाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (vocative sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode, quoting Lord Shiva’s command to the Gaṇas)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord who safeguards cosmic order—directing His Gaṇas to investigate wrongdoing, teaching devotees alertness and obedience to dharma under divine guidance.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—personal, responsive, and protective—whom devotees approach through Linga-worship, trusting that the Lord actively oversees and corrects disorder in His līlā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined vigilance in sādhana: begin worship with mental inquiry and steadiness, then offer japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining watchfulness against distractions and adharma.