Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

तथोक्त्वा ब्रह्मणस्तस्य पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया । गाणपत्यं ददौ तस्मै दक्षायाक्षयमीश्वरः

Transliteration

tathoktvā brahmaṇastasya pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā | gāṇapatyaṃ dadau tasmai dakṣāyākṣayamīśvaraḥ

Translation

说罢，主宰为悦其父梵天之心，赐予达克沙（Dakṣa）不灭的“伽那帕提”之位——统领诸伽那之权。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालक्रिया

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Brahmā), षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रिय-चिकीर्षया: with the wish to please
• प्रिय-चिकीर्षया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + चिकीर्षा (कृ धातु से इच्छार्थक नाम)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: ‘प्रियं चिकीर्षा’ = desire to do what is pleasing), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ (instrumental of motive)

• गाणपत्यम्: the status/office of Gaṇapati
• गाणपत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṇapatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• दक्षाय: to Dakṣa
• दक्षाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• अक्षयम्: imperishable, permanent
• अक्षयम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of गाणपत्यम् (understood)

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Daksha
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Īśvara (Pati) who grants enduring authority and blessings—not merely as worldly reward, but as a sign that all powers ultimately rest in His will and grace.

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

The verse presents Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who speaks, wills, and bestows boons; such lordship is the devotional basis for worshipping the Liṅga as the living presence of the compassionate Īśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti with surrender—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering reverence to Śiva as Īśvara, acknowledging that all attainments are sustained by His grace.