Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा च मया तत्र पार्वत्या च प्रपूजितः । सर्वैर्देवैर्गणैश्चैव पूजितः परया मुदा

Transliteration

brahmaṇā ca mayā tatra pārvatyā ca prapūjitaḥ | sarvairdevairgaṇaiścaiva pūjitaḥ parayā mudā

Translation

وہاں برہما، میں اور پاروتی نے بھی اسے باقاعدہ طور پر پوجا؛ اور تمام دیوتاؤں اور گنوں نے بھی نہایت مسرت کے ساتھ اس کی پوجا کی۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/स्त्री (common), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• प्रपूजितः: specially worshipped
• प्रपूजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + pūj (धातु) → prapūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम्

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गणैः: by the groups (attendants)
• गणैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परया: supreme / great
• परया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (modifies ‘मुदा’)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (narrating within the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights communal/collective worship (deva-gaṇa-samūha) as stabilizing dharma (sthiti): when the cosmic administration honors Gaṇeśa under Śiva’s aegis, auspicious order is maintained.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva’s supreme worship-worthiness: even Brahmā, Pārvatī, the devas, and Shiva’s own gaṇas unite in reverent, joyful pūjā—showing that devotion (bhakti) offered with pure delight is a direct means to grace.

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

The verse highlights communal, formal worship (pūjā) of Shiva in an accessible, saguna mode—typical of Purāṇic practice—where devotees approach the Lord through a worshipful form (often the Liṅga) and receive auspiciousness through devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with “parā mudā”—a steady, joyful heart—supported by simple offerings and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), emphasizing inner devotion as the essence of the rite.