Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

Devanagari script

तेनाथ पूजितौ तौ च प्रक्रान्तौ च पुनः पुनः । एवं च कृतवान् सप्त प्रणामास्तु तथैव सः

Transliteration

tenātha pūjitau tau ca prakrāntau ca punaḥ punaḥ | evaṃ ca kṛtavān sapta praṇāmāstu tathaiva saḥ

Translation

随后他如法礼敬供养那二位；而二位又一次次启程前行。如此，他也恭敬地行了七次五体投地的礼拜，反复致敬。

Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/by him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• पूजितौ: having been worshipped
• पूजितौ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of tau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle): पूजित (having been worshipped)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• प्रक्रान्तौ: having departed
• प्रक्रान्तौ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of tau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); द्विवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past active participle): प्रक्रान्त (having departed/stepped forth)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ (repetition for emphasis)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• कृतवान्: did/made
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता/predicate with saḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle): कृतवान् (having done)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (indeclinable numeral)

• प्रणामाः: prostrations
• प्रणामाः: Karma (कर्म/object of kṛtavān)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक-निपात (but/indeed)

• तथैव: likewise, in the same way
• तथैव: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चित-अव्यय (just so/likewise)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as repeated worship and prostration—an outer act that trains inner humility (vinaya) and surrender, aligning the devotee with Shiva’s grace (anugraha) in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

Though the verse does not name the Liṅga directly, it reflects the Saguna mode of devotion emphasized in Purāṇic Shaivism: honoring the divine and its representatives through pūjā and praṇāma, which supports steady remembrance and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to incorporate deliberate praṇāma (full prostrations) in daily Shiva-pūjā—traditionally done in counted sets (such as 7), accompanied by mental surrender and simple mantra-japa like “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” when appropriate.