Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 57

द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

Devanagari script

शंकर उवाच श्रूयतां च गणास्सर्वे युद्धं योग्यं भवेन्नहि । यूयं चात्रास्मदीया वै स च गौरीगणस्तथा

Transliteration

śaṃkara uvāca śrūyatāṃ ca gaṇāssarve yuddhaṃ yogyaṃ bhavennahi | yūyaṃ cātrāsmadīyā vai sa ca gaurīgaṇastathā

Translation

Sinabi ni Śaṅkara: “Makinig kayong lahat, mga gaṇa. Hindi ito ang angkop na sandali para sa digmaan. Kayong narito ay tunay na Aking mga tagapaglingkod, at ang pangkat na iyon ay kabilang din kay Gaurī.”

Word by Word

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रूयताम्: let (this) be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative: 'let it be heard')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• गणाः: O troops/attendants
• गणाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; बहुवचन; 'गणाः' विशेषयति

• युद्धम्: battle/war
• युद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• योग्यम्: proper/appropriate
• योग्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; 'युद्धम्' विशेषयति (fit/proper)

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (not)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण/हेतुबोधक (particle: indeed/for)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः); प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• अस्मदीयाः: our/ belonging to us
• अस्मदीयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ईय (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; तद्धित-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective: 'belonging to us'); 'यूयम्' विशेषयति

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle: indeed)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• गौरी-गणः: Gaurī’s troop
• गौरी-गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (genitive relation understood: 'troop of Gaurī')

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Shankara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Gauri
• Ganas

FAQs

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

Shiva restrains needless conflict and affirms unity: both sets of gaṇas ultimately serve the same divine order (Śiva-Śakti). In Shaiva understanding, true strength is mastery over agitation and the restoration of harmony.

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

As Saguna Shiva, Shankara acts as the compassionate Lord who governs His attendants and protects dharma. Linga-worship cultivates the same inner discipline—cooling hostility and turning the mind toward Shiva’s steady, peace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to calm anger before action—pause, remember Shiva, and repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to re-center in restraint and devotion.