Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच इत्युक्तोऽपि गणेशश्च गिरिजातनयोऽभयः । निर्भर्त्स्य शंकरगणान्न द्वारं मुक्तवांस्तदा

Transliteration

brahmovāca ityukto'pi gaṇeśaśca girijātanayo'bhayaḥ | nirbhartsya śaṃkaragaṇānna dvāraṃ muktavāṃstadā

Translation

برہما نے کہا—یوں کہے جانے پر بھی گِریجا کے پُتر نڈر گنیش نے شنکر کے گنوں کو ڈانٹ کر بھی اُس وقت دروازہ نہ کھولا۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been told/addressed
• उक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गिरिजा-तनयः: son of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा-तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभयः: fearless
• अभयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of गणेशः)

• निर्भर्त्स्य: having rebuked
• निर्भर्त्स्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्भर्त्स् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having rebuked’

• शंकर-गणान्: Śaṅkara’s attendants (gaṇas)
• शंकर-गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• द्वारम्: the door/entrance
• द्वारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुक्तवान्: released/let go/opened
• मुक्तवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-कृदन्त (perfect participle/agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Ganesha
• Parvati
• Shiva
• Shiva Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights niṣṭhā (steadfastness) in one’s appointed duty: Gaṇeśa fearlessly protects the command entrusted to him, showing that true devotion is disciplined service, not social pressure or fear of authority.

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

The episode belongs to Saguna Śiva-līlā: the Lord’s household narrative teaches devotees about dharma, devotion, and divine order, which supports mature worship—moving from outer reverence to inner steadiness in Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is vrata-like steadiness: maintain your sādhana without wavering—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm discipline, as unwavering as Gaṇeśa at the threshold.