Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

शक्तिद्वयं तदा तत्र तया देव्या मुनीश्वर । निर्मितं स्वगणस्यैव सर्वसाहाय्यहेतवे

Transliteration

śaktidvayaṃ tadā tatra tayā devyā munīśvara | nirmitaṃ svagaṇasyaiva sarvasāhāyyahetave

Translation

噢，诸牟尼之主！当时当处，那女神为自身眷属化现两种神力，以成就一切援助之因。

Word by Word

• शक्तिद्वयम्: a pair of powers
• शक्तिद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (द्वे शक्ती/two powers), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘निर्मितम्’ इत्यस्य कर्म (object)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देव्या: by the Goddess
• देव्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘तया’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्धः

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

• निर्मितम्: created/made
• निर्मितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः—‘was created/made’

• स्वगणस्य: of her own troop
• स्वगणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य गणः/one’s own troop), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वसाहाय्यहेतवे: for the purpose of all assistance
• सर्वसाहाय्यहेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + साहाय्य + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वस्य साहाय्यस्य हेतुḥ/cause for all assistance), पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that Devī’s Śakti actively manifests as protective and supportive forces, showing that divine grace is not abstract—Śiva-Śakti provides concrete help to devotees and to dharmic action.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached with form and attributes, and Devī’s Śakti operates as His inseparable power. Worship of the Liṅga implicitly honors Śiva together with Śakti, from whom aid and protection flow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek “sarva-sāhāyya” through Śiva-bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence to Devī, along with simple purity disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and daily prayer for divine support.