Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51

स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake

Devanagari script

सगणस्ससुतस्सांबश्शं करोतु स शंकरः

Transliteration

sagaṇassasutassāṃbaśśaṃ karotu sa śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

ขอพระศังกร—พร้อมด้วยคณะคณา พระโอรส และพระอัมพา—ทรงประทานมงคลแก่เราทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• स-गणस्य: of (him) with attendants
• स-गणस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सहितः गणः = सगणः)

• स-सुतस्य: of (him) with (his) son
• स-सुतस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सहितः सुतः = ससुतः)

• स-अम्ब-शम्: auspiciousness with (the) Mother (Umā)
• स-अम्ब-शम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + अम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + शम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (अम्बया सहितं शम् = साम्बशम्)

• करोतु: may (he) do / grant
• करोतु: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: A maṅgala-āśīrvāda invoking Śiva with His divine family; used as a closing benediction for recitation, aligning the listener with auspiciousness (śam) and grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सगणस्ससुतस्सांबश्शं करोतु स शंकरः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It is a benedictory invocation seeking śam (welfare) from Pati (Śiva) along with His śakti (Ambā) and the divine household, affirming that auspiciousness and grace flow from the Lord’s compassionate, saguna presence.

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

Though brief, it reflects saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who bestows blessings; such invocations commonly frame Linga worship by requesting auspicious completion and the Lord’s protective presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as an opening maṅgala before Linga-pūjā or japa: offer bilva leaves and vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), then chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while mentally invoking Śiva with Ambā and Gaṇa for śam (inner peace and auspiciousness).