Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

ततस्स्वास्थ्यं च देवानां गणानां च विशेषतः । गिरिजाकृपया विप्र जातं तत्क्षणमात्रतः

Transliteration

tatassvāsthyaṃ ca devānāṃ gaṇānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | girijākṛpayā vipra jātaṃ tatkṣaṇamātrataḥ

Translation

于是，婆罗门啊，承吉利迦（雪山女神帕尔瓦蒂）之慈悲，诸天——尤其是湿婆的众伽那——顷刻之间便复得安泰康宁。

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (thereupon/from that)

• स्वास्थ्यम्: well-being/health
• स्वास्थ्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वास्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषणार्थक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (especially)

• गिरिजा-कृपया: by Girijā’s grace
• गिरिजा-कृपया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरिजायाः कृपा)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जातम्: arose/occurred
• जातम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘स्वास्थ्यम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• तत्-क्षण-मात्रतः: in just that instant
• तत्-क्षण-मात्रतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावे तसिल् (ablatival adverb ‘-तः’), ‘तत्क्षणमात्र’ इति तत्पुरुषसमास (that very moment only)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes immediate restoration (svāsthya) through Girijā’s kṛpā: a Purāṇic illustration of anugraha where Śakti mediates healing and protection for devas and gaṇas—encouraging devotees to seek compassionate grace in crisis.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (divine grace): well-being is restored not merely by effort but by the compassionate power of Girijā (Śakti), showing how grace removes suffering and imbalance instantly.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored together with Śakti; this verse underscores that Girijā’s grace operates within Śaiva devotion, supporting the understanding that Linga-worship is inseparable from honoring the Divine Couple’s compassionate governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti and seek grace through japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with reverence to Girijā, offering prayers for śānti and protection—since the verse emphasizes immediate restoration through compassion.