Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
गतेषु नवमासेषु कारयित्वा च लौकिकीम् । गतिं शिवा च पूर्णे सा दशमे मासि नारद
gateṣu navamāseṣu kārayitvā ca laukikīm | gatiṃ śivā ca pūrṇe sā daśame māsi nārada
فلما مضت تسعةُ أشهرٍ، جعلت شِڤا (سَتِي) مجرى الشأن الدنيوي يمضي حتى اكتمل؛ وفي الشهر العاشر، يا نارادا، بلغت العبور المقدَّر لها (أي تمّ الأجل ووقع الوضع).
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Embodiment of Śakti through ordinary gestational time (nine months) culminating in birth in the tenth month.
FAQs
It highlights that even divine manifestations move through an ordained cosmic order—time, embodiment, and completion of a destined phase—showing Shiva’s governance of both worldly process (laukikī gati) and spiritual purpose.
By portraying Śivā’s embodied, time-bound divine action, the verse supports Saguna devotion—worshiping Shiva with form and līlā—while implying that such events unfold under the supreme Pati (Shiva) who transcends time.
A practical takeaway is disciplined observance of time-based vrata and japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—performed steadily until completion, reflecting the verse’s emphasis on fulfillment of an ordained term.