Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

तैस्समेताग्रतश्चण्डी जगाम विकृतानना । कुतूहलान्विता प्रीता प्रीत्युपद्रव कारिणी

Transliteration

taissametāgrataścaṇḍī jagāma vikṛtānanā | kutūhalānvitā prītā prītyupadrava kāriṇī

Translation

Bấy giờ Caṇḍī, với dung mạo dữ dằn biến đổi, cùng họ tiến ra dẫn đầu—lòng đầy hiếu kỳ, hoan hỷ, và trong niềm vui đùa nghịch đã làm dấy lên một phen náo động.

Word by Word

• तैः: with them / by them
• तैः: सह/करण (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental plural

• समेता: accompanied
• समेता: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used adjectivally

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (स्थानवाचक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī (the goddess)
• चण्डी: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• विकृतानना: with a distorted face
• विकृतानना: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective of Caṇḍī

• कुतूहलान्विता: endowed with curiosity
• कुतूहलान्विता: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुतूहलेन अन्विता/कुतूहलयुक्ता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रीता: pleased
• प्रीता: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used adjectivally

• प्रीति: with affection / out of love
• प्रीति: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental of manner/cause

• उपद्रवकारिणी: causing disturbance
• उपद्रवकारिणी: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिणी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपद्रवं करोति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single Jyotirliṅga; Caṇḍī leading the gaṇas functions as a mythic template for śakti-sahita yātrā/procession motifs found in many sthala traditions.

Significance: Highlights Śiva-Śakti’s protective presence during yātrā; remembering Caṇḍī as gaṇa-nāyikā is said to remove fear and obstacles on pilgrimage routes.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Chandi
• Devi
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays Devī’s Saguna power as both fierce and benevolent—her intensity is not hatred, but a dharmic energy that protects and advances the divine purpose, even when it appears as “uproar” in play.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva (Pati) and Shakti are inseparable in function: devotion to Saguna Shiva is complete when one also recognizes the dynamic, protective force of Devī that supports Shiva’s divine work in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind amid intensity by japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to cultivate devotion that sees divine power as protective, not merely fearsome.