Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
गिरिजायास्समुत्पन्नो यश्च हर्षो मुनीश्वर । चतुर्भिर्वदनैर्वै तमवर्ण्यं च कथं ब्रुवे
girijāyāssamutpanno yaśca harṣo munīśvara | caturbhirvadanairvai tamavarṇyaṃ ca kathaṃ bruve
اے مُنیوں کے سردار! گِرجا (پاروتی) کے دل میں جو مسرّت پیدا ہوئی وہ ناقابلِ بیان تھی۔ چار دہنوں سے بھی اُس اَن کہے آنند کو میں کیسے بیان کروں؟
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights divine ānanda as ultimately inexpressible—devotional experience and grace exceed ordinary speech, pointing to a reality realized inwardly rather than merely described.
The verse emphasizes bhakti-rasa: in Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā), devotion matures into an experience of bliss that words cannot fully capture, indicating the fruit of sincere worship and grace.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotional contemplation, allowing inner experience to deepen beyond verbal explanation.