Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)

Devanagari script

ततः कदाचिन्मज्जत्यां पार्वत्यां वै सदाशिवः । नंदिनं परिभर्त्स्याथ ह्याजगाम गृहांतरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kadācinmajjatyāṃ pārvatyāṃ vai sadāśivaḥ | naṃdinaṃ paribhartsyātha hyājagāma gṛhāṃtaram

Translation

پھر ایک موقع پر، جب پاروتی غسل کر رہی تھیں، سداشیو نے نندی کو ڈانٹا اور وہاں سے ہٹ کر اندرونی دوسرے کمرے میں چلے گئے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• कदाचित्: once
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (sometimes/once)

• मज्जत्याम्: while (she was) bathing/immersing
• मज्जत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (पार्वत्याम्) इति विशेष्ये सति-सप्तमी

• पार्वत्याम्: in/when Pārvatī (was)
• पार्वत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सदा शिवः)

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin
• नन्दिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परिभर्त्स्य: having rebuked
• परिभर्त्स्य: Kriya (अनुक्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + भर्त्स् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; उपसर्गयुक्त

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त

• गृह-अन्तरम्: into another room/inner chamber
• गृह-अन्तरम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गृहस्य अन्तरम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, inferred from Purana dialogue convention in Rudrasaṃhitā narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It highlights Sadāśiva as the sovereign Lord (Pati) who maintains dharmic order even among His closest attendants; correction (śikṣā) is shown as a compassionate act that refines devotion into disciplined service.

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

The verse depicts Saguna Śiva’s lived līlā—His personal governance and etiquette in the divine abode—helping devotees approach Linga-worship with reverence, purity, and proper conduct rather than casual familiarity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is maryādā and śauca: maintain purity and respectful boundaries during worship, and pair it with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate humility and obedience like an ideal Śaiva attendant.