Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

शिवा शिवश्च विप्रेन्द्र द्वयोश्च सुतयोः परम् । दर्शंदर्शं च तल्लीलां महत्प्रेम समावहत्

Transliteration

śivā śivaśca viprendra dvayośca sutayoḥ param | darśaṃdarśaṃ ca tallīlāṃ mahatprema samāvahat

Translation

噢，婆罗门中最胜者，圣母湿婆（帕尔瓦蒂）与湿婆大神二者，皆以大爱充满，眷恋其二子；他们一次又一次观见二子之神圣戏游（līlā），心中便涌溢深厚的慈爱。

Word by Word

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• विप्र-इन्द्र: O lord of brāhmaṇas
• विप्र-इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of the two’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सुतयोः: of (their) two sons
• सुतयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of the two sons’

• परम्: greatly; exceedingly
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘exceedingly/very’

• दर्शम्-दर्शम्: again and again (on seeing)
• दर्शम्-दर्शम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (reduplicated adverbial accusative): ‘again and again at each sight’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तत्-लीलाम्: that play/sport
• तत्-लीलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद: तस्य लीलाम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महत्-प्रेम: great love
• महत्-प्रेम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् प्रेम); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समावहत्: brought about; produced
• समावहत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts the divine household of Śiva and Śivā delighting in their sons’ līlā—an image of cosmic ‘sthiti’ (harmonious sustaining order) expressed as parental affection.

Significance: Devotees often approach Śiva as Umāpati (householder-lord) for familial well-being and harmony; this verse supports that devotional imagination, though not tied to a specific shrine here.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kartikeya
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that divine love (prema-bhakti) naturally deepens through repeated contemplation of the Lord’s līlā; even Śiva and Śivā relish and affirm sacred family-centered devotion, showing Saguna Śiva as accessible through affectionate remembrance.

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

While Liṅga worship points to the transcendent (Nirguṇa) reality of Śiva, this verse highlights Saguna Śiva—known through relationships and līlā—supporting devotional worship where love and remembrance mature into steadiness and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation of Śiva-kathā/Śiva-līlā—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is implied as a practical way to cultivate great love and inner purity.