Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

पित्रोर्लालयतोस्तत्र सुखं चाति व्यवर्द्धत । सदा प्रीत्या मुदा चातिखेलनं चक्रतुस्सुतौ

Transliteration

pitrorlālayatostatra sukhaṃ cāti vyavarddhata | sadā prītyā mudā cātikhelanaṃ cakratussutau

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยการทะนุถนอมและความรักของบิดามารดา ความสุขของโอรสทั้งสองก็เพิ่มพูนยิ่งนัก ทั้งสองเปี่ยมด้วยความเอ็นดูและปีติ จึงเล่นสนุกกันอยู่เนืองนิตย์.

Word by Word

• पित्रोः: of (their) parents
• पित्रोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• लालयतोः: (while) caressing
• लालयतोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन; अत्र षष्ठी-द्विवचन पित्रोः इति सह (of the two who were fondling/caressing)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अति: greatly
• अति: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (intensifier)

• व्यवर्द्धत: increased
• व्यवर्द्धत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: वर्ध् (to grow), उपसर्ग: वि-

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अति: very much
• अति: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (intensifier)

• खेलनम्: playing/sport
• खेलनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रतुः: they two did
• चक्रतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन

• सुतौ: the two sons
• सुतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights divine “līlā” as a sacred expression of harmony: when love (prīti) is steady, joy (mudā) naturally increases. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such auspicious domestic order reflects Shiva’s grace working in the realm of embodied life, making the home a field for dharma and devotion.

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

By portraying affectionate, personal divinity through the divine family, the text supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti—approaching Shiva as near, compassionate, and present in life’s relationships. This complements Linga worship, where the same Supreme is adored both as transcendent (Nirguna) and accessible through loving devotion (Saguna).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating prīti and mudā through daily Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering simple worship to the Shiva Linga, and maintaining a sattvic, affectionate household mood as a form of lived sadhana.