Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

अस्मिंस्तु कार्तिके मासि ऋतुधर्मास्तु माधवे । द्वादश्यां शुक्लपक्षे तु यस्तु घोरे निशागमे

Transliteration

asmiṃstu kārtike māsi ṛtudharmāstu mādhave | dvādaśyāṃ śuklapakṣe tu yastu ghore niśāgame

Translation

Vào tháng Kārtika—và cũng như trong tháng Mādhava (Vaiśākha), khi các pháp hành theo mùa được truyền dạy—vào ngày Dvādaśī (mồng mười hai) của nửa tháng sáng, bất cứ ai cử hành nghi lễ (này) vào lúc đêm đang ghê rợn kéo đến…

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक (but/indeed)

• कार्तिके: in Kārttika
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मास-विशेषण (in the month of Kārttika)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ऋतुधर्माः: seasonal courses/menstrual periods
• ऋतुधर्माः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ऋतोः धर्माः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक (indeed)

• माधवे: in Mādhava (month)
• माधवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासनाम (in Mādhava month)

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth lunar day
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक (indeed)

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक

• घोरे: in the dreadful
• घोरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying niśāgama)

• निशागमे: at the coming of night
• निशागमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा-गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (निशायाः आगमः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

It highlights sacred time (Kārtika/Vaiśākha and Śukla-Dvādaśī) as especially potent for vrata and worship, implying that disciplined observance and night-vigil intensify devotion and inner purification—key Shaiva means for loosening pāśa (bondage) and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By prescribing auspicious calendrical conditions for observance, it supports Saguna worship—timed pūjā, dīpa, japa, and upāsanā—commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga, where the devotee approaches the compassionate manifest Lord while progressing toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Śukla-Dvādaśī night observance (vrata) is implied: maintain purity and restraint, keep a night vigil, and perform Shiva-upāsanā such as pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), liṅga-archana, and (where traditional) bhasma/rudrākṣa-assisted meditation.