Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तु शिवस्तत्र स्थितः क्रुद्धो गृहाद्बहिः । भवाचाररतस्स्वामी बह्वद्भुतसुलीलकः

Transliteration

ityuktvā tu śivastatra sthitaḥ kruddho gṛhādbahiḥ | bhavācāraratassvāmī bahvadbhutasulīlakaḥ

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนั้นแล้ว พระศิวะประทับยืนอยู่นอกเรือนด้วยพระพิโรธ—พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ทรงตั้งมั่นในภวาจาระอันเหมาะแก่ชีวิตมีร่างกาย และทรงมีลีลาอัศจรรย์นานาประการ

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उक्त्यर्थक

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय; ‘having said’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात ‘but/indeed’

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘standing/remaining’

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

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (outside)

• भवाचाररतः: devoted to proper conduct
• भवाचाररतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवाचाररत (प्रातिपदिक: भव + आचार + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘devoted to (proper) conduct/observance’

• स्वामी: the Lord/master
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन्/स्वामी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बह्वद्भुतसुलीलकः: of very wondrous, graceful sport
• बह्वद्भुतसुलीलकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वद्भुतसुलीलक (प्रातिपदिक: बहु + अद्भुत + सु + लीलक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारय ‘having very wonderful, beautiful play’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Śiva’s “anger” as a purposeful, dharma-guiding expression of Saguna Śiva’s līlā—He models righteous conduct for beings in the world while remaining the sovereign Lord beyond all limitation.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā by showing the Lord acting within narrative time and moral order; devotees worship the Liṅga as the same Śiva who compassionately instructs and corrects through such leelas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in Śiva-bhakti during emotional upheaval—repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate dharmic self-restraint, seeing the Lord’s guidance in events.