Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

गिरिजायास्समुत्पन्नो यश्च हर्षो मुनीश्वर । चतुर्भिर्वदनैर्वै तमवर्ण्यं च कथं ब्रुवे

Transliteration

girijāyāssamutpanno yaśca harṣo munīśvara | caturbhirvadanairvai tamavarṇyaṃ ca kathaṃ bruve

Translation

Ôi bậc chúa tể giữa các hiền triết, niềm hoan hỷ khởi lên nơi Girijā (Pārvatī) vượt ngoài lời tả. Dẫu có bốn miệng, làm sao con có thể nói về phúc lạc không thể diễn đạt ấy?

Word by Word

• गिरिजायाः: of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजायाः: सम्बन्ध (Source/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive/Singular

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen
• समुत्पन्नः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु) + उत्पन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle—क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — agrees with हर्षः

• यः: which/that
• यः: सम्बन्ध (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हर्षः: joy
• हर्षः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative/Singular

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative/Singular

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (numeral), तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental/Plural

• वदनैः: faces/mouths
• वदनैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental/Plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative/Singular

• अवर्ण्यम्: indescribable
• अवर्ण्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — predicate adjective to तम् (as ‘indescribable’)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• ब्रुवे: do I speak/tell
• ब्रुवे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati (Girija)

FAQs

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

It highlights divine ānanda as ultimately inexpressible—devotional experience and grace exceed ordinary speech, pointing to a reality realized inwardly rather than merely described.

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotional contemplation, allowing inner experience to deepen beyond verbal explanation.