Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body

Devanagari script

द्वारि स्थिता गणास्सर्वे रसायुतमिता रुषा । शंकरस्य प्रभोस्ते वाऽकुध्यन्नतिमहाबलाः

Transliteration

dvāri sthitā gaṇāssarve rasāyutamitā ruṣā | śaṃkarasya prabhoste vā'kudhyannatimahābalāḥ

Translation

เหล่าคณะคณะ (คณะของพระศิวะ) ทั้งปวงยืนอยู่ที่ประตู พลุ่งพล่านด้วยรสแห่งโทสะจนเดือดดาล เพราะพวกเขาเป็นบริวารผู้ทรงพลังยิ่งของพระศังกร ผู้เป็นนายเหนือหัว.

Word by Word

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन

• स्थिताः: standing
• स्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; 'having stood/standing'

• गणाः: attendants, gaṇas
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण (of 'गणाः')

• रसा: with passion/impulse
• रसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; साधन/हेतु (instrumental: 'with/by passion/anger')

• आयुत: ten-thousand (fold)
• आयुत: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (ten-thousandfold) qualifying 'मिताः' (intended: 'countless')

• मिताः: numbered/measured
• मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; 'measured/numbered' (here: 'numbering')

• रुषा: with wrath
• रुषा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुष्/रुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; करण (instrumental: 'with wrath')

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन

• प्रभोः: of the lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; 'of the lord'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; refers to those gaṇas

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive/optional particle)

• अकुध्यन्: did not become angry
• अकुध्यन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययेन निषेध (a-): 'did not get angry'

• अति-महाबलाः: very mighty
• अति-महाबलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (अतिशयेन महत् बलं येषाम्/महाबलाः) used as adjective of 'ते'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the protective, disciplined force of Śiva’s Gaṇas—symbols of divine order that safeguards the sanctity of the Lord’s presence. In Shaiva thought, proximity to Pati (Śiva) demands purity and reverence; agitation arises when dharma at the threshold is threatened.

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

The image of Gaṇas stationed at the door reflects the principle that Saguna Śiva’s sacred space is approached through proper conduct and devotion. In Linga-worship too, the devotee honors boundaries—entering the shrine with humility, cleanliness, and mantra—recognizing the Lord as Prabhu (Master).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gatekeeping the mind before worship: perform ācamana and mental purification, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) if initiated, and steady the breath while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” approaching the shrine with restraint rather than agitation.