Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

इदं सुमंगलाख्यानं यः शृणोति सुसंयतः । सर्वमंगल संयुक्तस्स भवेन्मंगलालयः

Transliteration

idaṃ sumaṃgalākhyānaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti susaṃyataḥ | sarvamaṃgala saṃyuktassa bhavenmaṃgalālayaḥ

Translation

جو با ضبطِ نفس اس نہایت مبارک آکھ्यान کو سنتا ہے، وہ ہر طرح کی برکتوں سے آراستہ ہو کر خود برکت کا آستانہ بن جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• सुमङ्गलाख्यानम्: this auspicious narrative
• सुमङ्गलाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) ‘सुमङ्गलं आख्यानम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुसंयतः: well-restrained
• सुसंयतः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + सम् + यम् (धातु) + संयत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of यः)

• सर्वमङ्गल: all-auspicious
• सर्वमङ्गल: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) ‘सर्वं मङ्गलं (यस्य/येन)’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as first member), अव्ययीभाववत्-पूर्वपद; here used as qualifier in compound with संयुक्तः

• संयुक्तः: endowed/connected
• संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मङ्गलालयः: abode of auspiciousness
• मङ्गलालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘मङ्गलस्य आलयः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti: disciplined listening (susaṃyama) to auspicious Śaiva kathā is said to confer sarva-maṅgala—seen in Siddhānta as ripening of mala-kṣaya and receptivity to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle that śravaṇa (devout listening) done with self-restraint purifies the mind, strengthens bhakti, and draws the devotee into Shiva’s auspicious grace—so one becomes a “seat” of mangala (well-being) for oneself and others.

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

Listening to Shiva-kathā is itself a form of Saguna-upāsanā: it fixes awareness on Shiva’s names, deeds, and compassion, preparing the heart for Linga worship, mantra-japa, and reverent temple or home pūjā with steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined śravaṇa: hear or recite the chapter with purity and restraint, ideally followed by “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” japa; if one follows Rudra-Shaiva customs, this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for focused devotion.