Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

आगच्छामि प्रभुं गच्छ वद तं त्वं ममाज्ञया । आजगाम ततो नंदी रुद्रासन्नं मनोगतिः

Transliteration

āgacchāmi prabhuṃ gaccha vada taṃ tvaṃ mamājñayā | ājagāma tato naṃdī rudrāsannaṃ manogatiḥ

Translation

“Thiếp sẽ đến. Hãy đến bên Đức Chúa và truyền lời này theo lệnh của thiếp.” Nói rồi, Nandī—nhanh như ý niệm—đi đến và tiến gần Rudra (Đức Śiva).

Word by Word

• आगच्छामि: I come / I am coming
• आगच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वद: say / tell
• वद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आज्ञया: by (my) command
• आज्ञया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण: time/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नन्दी: Nandin
• नन्दी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रासन्नम्: near to Rudra
• रुद्रासन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य आसन्नः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनोगतिः: swift as thought / mind-speed
• मनोगतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मनसः गतिः’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the events to the sages, with the verse reporting the command and Nandi’s action)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It highlights ājñā-pālana (obedience to divine command) and sevā-bhāva (service) as Shaiva virtues—Nandī’s mind-swift action symbolizes unwavering devotion that moves without hesitation toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Nandī’s immediate approach to Rudra reflects Saguna-upāsanā: relating to Śiva as the personal Lord who can be approached, served, and obeyed—an essential devotional posture that supports Linga worship and temple discipline.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is prompt, focused japa and sevā: receive a sankalpa, repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with one-pointedness, and act without delay—mirroring Nandī’s manogati (mind-swift) devotion.