Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

यज्वाशश्शतमन्युश्च मेघमन्युश्च नारद । तावत्कोट्या ययुस्सर्वे गणेशा हि पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

yajvāśaśśatamanyuśca meghamanyuśca nārada | tāvatkoṭyā yayussarve gaṇeśā hi pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

噢，纳罗陀，名为耶阇婆舍、舍多曼纽、梅伽曼纽的诸甘尼沙，连同其余一切甘尼沙，皆以同样那般无量俱胝之众而出发；各各分行，往赴自处与自任。

Word by Word

• यज्वाशः: Yajvāśa (name)
• यज्वाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्वाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शतमन्युः: Śatamanyu (name)
• शतमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (hundred-fold wrath/name)

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

• मेघमन्युः: Meghamanyu (name)
• मेघमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ-मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः

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

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तावत्कोट्या: with that many crores
• तावत्कोट्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावत्-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (so many crores)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (pl.)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• गणेशाः: Gaṇeśas
• गणेशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Ganesha (Gaṇeśas/gaṇa-leaders)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s limitless, well-ordered divine retinue: innumerable gaṇa-leaders act in harmony, showing that the Lord’s śakti and governance operate through countless empowered beings while Śiva remains the supreme Pati.

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

The verse reinforces Saguna Śiva’s cosmic lordship: devotion to Śiva (often centered on the Liṅga) includes reverence for His gaṇas as servants of dharma, while recognizing that their power is derived from Śiva alone.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gaṇa-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī—japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offering bilva leaves to the Liṅga, cultivating humility by remembering that all powers and attendants function under Śiva’s command.