Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तैस्सुसंकुद्धो हस्ताभ्यां यष्टिकां तदा । गृहीत्वा ताडयामास गणांस्तान्परिभाषिणः

Transliteration

ityuktastaissusaṃkuddho hastābhyāṃ yaṣṭikāṃ tadā | gṛhītvā tāḍayāmāsa gaṇāṃstānparibhāṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Bị họ nói như thế, hắn nổi giận dữ dội; rồi nắm lấy cây gậy bằng cả hai tay, bắt đầu đánh vào các Gaṇa kia—những kẻ đã buông lời hỗn xược.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been spoken to’

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सु-संकुद्धः: very enraged
• सु-संकुद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + संकुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—सु (अत्यर्थे) + संकुद्ध (very enraged)

• हस्ताभ्याम्: with (his) two hands
• हस्ताभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• यष्टिकाम्: a stick/rod
• यष्टिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seized’

• ताडयामास: struck/beat
• ताडयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect/आम-प्रयोग), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गणान्: the gaṇas
• गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-संबन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिभाषिणः: who were taunting/retorting
• परिभाषिणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + भाषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘परिभाषिन्’ = one who speaks back/taunts

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva ethic that insolence and disrespect (aparādha) toward Śiva’s attendants and devotees invites immediate karmic reaction; it teaches humility and disciplined speech as supports for bhakti and inner purification.

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

In Saguna Śiva worship, honoring Śiva includes honoring His Gaṇas and devotees; reverence and right conduct are treated as part of upacāra (devotional service) to the Liṅga, while contempt is viewed as a breach of devotional discipline.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to adopt speech-restraint (mauna/saṃyama) and daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to purify anger and arrogance, cultivating respectful devotion toward Śiva and His followers.