Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

पुनश्चैव शिवेनास्मै सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा । सर्वदा सुखदा लोके वरा दत्ता ह्यनेकशः

Transliteration

punaścaiva śivenāsmai suprasannena cetasā | sarvadā sukhadā loke varā dattā hyanekaśaḥ

Translation

复又，主湿婆以全然慈悦、极其欢喜之心，多次赐予他诸多恩赐——皆为令此世间时时得乐之福愿。

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; pronoun = "to him"

• सु-प्रसन्नेन: with very pleased
• सु-प्रसन्नेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying चेतसा; "with very pleased"

• चेतसा: with mind/heart
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• सुखदाः: bestowing happiness
• सुखदाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying वराः

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वराः: boons
• वराः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दत्ताः: were given
• दत्ताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; passive = "were given"

• हि: indeed
• हि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• अनेकशः: many times/in many ways
• अनेकशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (in many ways/many times)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Explicitly foregrounds anugraha: Śiva’s pleased consciousness (suprasanna-cetas) is the direct cause of worldly sukha and repeated boons; in Siddhānta terms, grace is the decisive factor that loosens pāśa and enables auspicious fruition.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord is pleased, He repeatedly bestows auspicious results, showing that divine favor is the root of both worldly well-being and the higher path toward liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s compassionate responsiveness—devotees approach Him through worship (often via the Liṅga), and His pleased heart manifests as tangible blessings and protection in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate devotion that ‘pleases’ Śiva—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) along with simple Liṅga-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as a steady discipline for peace and auspiciousness.