Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रसंकाशा अणिमादिगुणैर्युताः । सूर्य्यकोटिप्रतीकाशास्तत्र रेजुर्गणेश्वराः

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇvindrasaṃkāśā aṇimādiguṇairyutāḥ | sūryyakoṭipratīkāśāstatra rejurgaṇeśvarāḥ

Translation

在那里，湿婆诸伽那的统领熠熠生辉——威光如梵天、毗湿奴与因陀罗，具足如“微细”（aṇimā）等诸神通，光焰可比千万日轮。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-इन्द्र-संकाशाः: resembling Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Indra
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-इन्द्र-संकाशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (like Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra)

• अणिमा-आदि-गुणैः: with qualities such as aṇimā (minuteness) etc.
• अणिमा-आदि-गुणैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘अणिमा-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुष-समासः

• युताः: endowed/connected
• युताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज् योगे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• सूर्य-कोटि-प्रतीकाशाः: shining like crores of suns
• सूर्य-कोटि-प्रतीकाशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (having brilliance like crores of suns)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• रेजुः: shone
• रेजुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (धातु) दीप्तौ
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गण-ईश्वराः: the gaṇa-lords
• गण-ईश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (lords of the gaṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Indra
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse magnifies the transcendental sovereignty of Śiva (Pati): even His attendants (gaṇeśvaras) radiate like the highest devas and possess siddhis, indicating that proximity to Śiva elevates consciousness and power, while still remaining in His supreme lordship.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga is honored as Śiva’s manifest presence; this verse supports that manifest theology by portraying Śiva’s divine sphere—His gaṇas and their splendor—as an outflow of His śakti, inspiring devotion (bhakti) and reverence toward Śiva’s tangible, worshipable reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Śiva’s luminous presence and His attendants while repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"); one may also adopt Śaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintain Rudrākṣa-japa as disciplines that align the devotee with Śiva’s gaṇa-bhāva (devotional belonging to Śiva).