Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

इदं सुमंगलाख्यानं यः शृणोति सुसंयतः । सर्वमंगल संयुक्तस्स भवेन्मंगलालयः

Transliteration

idaṃ sumaṃgalākhyānaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti susaṃyataḥ | sarvamaṃgala saṃyuktassa bhavenmaṃgalālayaḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดฟังอาขยานอันเป็นมงคลยิ่งนี้ด้วยความสำรวม ผู้นั้นย่อมประกอบด้วยมงคลทั้งปวง และกลายเป็นดุจที่สถิตแห่งมงคล

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• सुमङ्गलाख्यानम्: this auspicious narrative
• सुमङ्गलाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) ‘सुमङ्गलं आख्यानम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुसंयतः: well-restrained
• सुसंयतः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + सम् + यम् (धातु) + संयत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of यः)

• सर्वमङ्गल: all-auspicious
• सर्वमङ्गल: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) ‘सर्वं मङ्गलं (यस्य/येन)’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as first member), अव्ययीभाववत्-पूर्वपद; here used as qualifier in compound with संयुक्तः

• संयुक्तः: endowed/connected
• संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मङ्गलालयः: abode of auspiciousness
• मङ्गलालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘मङ्गलस्य आलयः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti: disciplined listening (susaṃyama) to auspicious Śaiva kathā is said to confer sarva-maṅgala—seen in Siddhānta as ripening of mala-kṣaya and receptivity to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle that śravaṇa (devout listening) done with self-restraint purifies the mind, strengthens bhakti, and draws the devotee into Shiva’s auspicious grace—so one becomes a “seat” of mangala (well-being) for oneself and others.

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

Listening to Shiva-kathā is itself a form of Saguna-upāsanā: it fixes awareness on Shiva’s names, deeds, and compassion, preparing the heart for Linga worship, mantra-japa, and reverent temple or home pūjā with steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined śravaṇa: hear or recite the chapter with purity and restraint, ideally followed by “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” japa; if one follows Rudra-Shaiva customs, this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for focused devotion.