Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । शिवेनैव तदा प्रोक्तं गणेशाय महात्मने । तदानीं दैवतैश्चैव सर्वैश्च ऋषिसत्तमैः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śivenaiva tadā proktaṃ gaṇeśāya mahātmane | tadānīṃ daivataiścaiva sarvaiśca ṛṣisattamaiḥ

Translation

Brahmā nói: Khi ấy chính Śiva đã nói những lời này với Gaṇeśa, bậc đại tâm; và lúc bấy giờ, tất cả chư thiên cùng các vị hiền thánh tối thượng đều nghe và tán đồng.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• śivena: by Śiva
• śivena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• proktam: was spoken
• proktam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; impersonal/passive ‘was said’

• gaṇeśāya: to Gaṇeśa
• gaṇeśāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular

• mahātmane: to the great-souled one
• mahātmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; epithet of Gaṇeśa

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• daivataiḥ: by the gods
• daivataiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; qualifies ‘ṛṣisattamaiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• ṛṣi-sattamaiḥ: by the best of sages
• ṛṣi-sattamaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सप्तमी/षष्ठीभाव: ‘best among sages’), Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights the authority of Śiva’s upadeśa (instruction) delivered to Gaṇeśa in the presence of gods and sages—modeling how śāstra is authenticated by divine source and communal assent.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Ganesha
• Devas
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as the supreme authority and Guru: His instruction is not merely personal counsel to Gaṇeśa, but a teaching validated by the collective witness of gods and realized sages, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhānta view of Śiva (Pati) as the revealer of dharma and grace.

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

By highlighting Śiva’s direct speech and universal acceptance, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—devotees approach Śiva in a knowable, gracious form as teacher and lord; such narrative authority undergirds scriptural injunctions connected with Liṅga-pūjā and Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and guru-vākya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in the Lord’s instruction): on days like Mahāśivarātri, hear/recite Śiva-kathā and support it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as obedience to Śiva’s teaching.