Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

एवं त्वां पूजयेयुर्ये भक्त्या नानोपचारतः । तेषां सिद्धिर्भवेन्नित्यं विघ्ननाशो भवेदिह

Transliteration

evaṃ tvāṃ pūjayeyurye bhaktyā nānopacārataḥ | teṣāṃ siddhirbhavennityaṃ vighnanāśo bhavediha

Translation

如是以虔敬之心、以多种供奉之仪礼敬汝者，必常得成就；并且就在此世，诸般障碍皆得摧灭。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारार्थे (thus/in this manner)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयेयुः: should worship
• पूजयेयुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाना: various
• नाना: विशेषणार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नानार्थक (various/manifold)

• उपचारतः: by (means of) offerings
• उपचारतः: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative-source; means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/प्रकारे (by means of/through offerings)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्धिः: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: काल/नित्यत्व (Adverbial—frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-द्वितीया (accusative used adverbially)

• विघ्ननाशः: destruction of obstacles
• विघ्ननाशः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विघ्नानां नाशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this world)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere bhakti expressed through attentive worship brings steady spiritual and worldly accomplishment (siddhi) and dissolves impediments (vighna), indicating Shiva’s grace as the remover of inner and outer obstructions on the path.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—worship of Shiva in an accessible form through pūjā and upacāras (offerings/services). In Shiva Purana practice, this naturally includes Liṅga-pūjā as a principal mode of devoted service that attracts Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva pūjā with multiple upacāras—such as water/abhisheka, flowers, incense, lamp, and naivedya—supported by mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the devotional core for removing obstacles and gaining steadiness in practice.