Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

अत्रैव सुचरित्रं च शंकरस्य महाप्रभोः । कृष्णेन समरोप्यत्र शंभोर्बाणानुगृह्णतः

Transliteration

atraiva sucaritraṃ ca śaṃkarasya mahāprabhoḥ | kṛṣṇena samaropyatra śaṃbhorbāṇānugṛhṇataḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นี่เองมีเรื่องราวอันประเสริฐของมหาปรภูศังกระ—ในศึกที่พระกฤษณะก่อให้เกิดขึ้นนี้ พระศัมภูทรงโปรดประทานพระกรุณาแก่วาณะด้วยความเมตตา।

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, emphatic particle (एवकार)

• su-caritram: good story/auspicious account
• su-caritram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + caritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘सु’ + ‘चरित्र’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually object/subject of ellipsis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction

• śaṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mahā-prabhoḥ: of the great Lord
• mahā-prabhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् प्रभुः’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; apposition to śaṃkarasya

• kṛṣṇena: by Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇena: Karaṇa/Agent-in-instrumental (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• samaropya: having engaged/entered (battle)
• samaropya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) from causative/denominative sense ‘to mount/raise/engage’; ‘having mounted/engaged’ (context: having engaged in battle)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, locative adverb

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• bāṇa-anugṛhṇataḥ: of (Śiva) who was favoring Bāṇa
• bāṇa-anugṛhṇataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anugṛhṇat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √grah (धातु) with anu-, शतृ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद: ‘बाणम् अनुगृह्णत्’ = ‘favoring Bāṇa’); शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त present participle; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (agreeing with śaṃbhoḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya in the Rudrasaṃhitā narrative flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Bana

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): even amid conflict, the Lord’s supreme nature is revealed through compassionate protection of a devotee, showing that divine justice is fulfilled without abandoning mercy.

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

The verse points to Saguna Śiva—Śambhu as the personal Lord who actively intervenes in history to grant grace. Linga worship similarly approaches Śiva as the accessible, compassionate Pati (Lord) who bestows protection and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as Anugraha-mūrti (the form of grace) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender and trust that the Lord’s compassion guides even turbulent life-situations.