Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

तथा ऋषिगणान्सर्वान् यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरान् । सिद्धान् विद्याधरांश्चैव तथा चैवाप्सरोगणान्

Transliteration

tathā ṛṣigaṇānsarvān yakṣagandharvakinnarān | siddhān vidyādharāṃścaiva tathā caivāpsarogaṇān

Translation

Gayundin, tinipon din niya ang lahat ng pangkat ng mga rishi, ang mga Yakṣa, Gandharva at Kinnara, ang mga Siddha at Vidyādhara, at pati ang maraming Apsarā.

Word by Word

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘also/likewise’)

• ṛṣi-gaṇān: groups of sages
• ṛṣi-gaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (‘group of sages’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yakṣa-gandharva-kinnarān: Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
• yakṣa-gandharva-kinnarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative list), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• siddhān: Siddhas
• siddhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vidyādharān: Vidyādharas
• vidyādharān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (particle of emphasis ‘indeed/just’)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘also/likewise’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• apsarā-gaṇān: groups of Apsarases
• apsarā-gaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (‘group of Apsarases’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Yakshas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Siddhas
• Vidyadharas
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty: all orders of beings—humanly accessible sages and celestial communities—are drawn into the sacred event, showing that Shaiva grace and dharma operate across all realms.

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

By depicting a universal gathering of exalted beings, the text underscores Saguna Shiva’s manifest lordship—worship (including Linga-upasana) is presented as a public, cosmic act that even divine and semi-divine beings honor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is “satsaṅga and smaraṇa”: join holy company (like the ṛṣis) and remember Shiva with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily practice to align one’s mind with the sacred assembly.