Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

अथ हर्यादयो देवास्सर्वे सानुचरास्तदा । मुनिवृन्दैः समागत्योत्सवं चक्रुर्यथाविधि

Transliteration

atha haryādayo devāssarve sānucarāstadā | munivṛndaiḥ samāgatyotsavaṃ cakruryathāvidhi

Translation

ثم جاء هَري وسائر الآلهة جميعًا مع أتباعهم، ومع جموع الحكماء، إلى ذلك الموضع، وأقاموا المهرجان على الوجه المقرر وفق الشعائر المأثورة.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/प्रकरणसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• हरि-आदयः: Hari and others
• हरि-आदयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘हरिः आदिः येषाम्’ इति (those beginning with Hari)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of देवाः)

• स-अनुचराः: with attendants
• स-अनुचराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘अनुचरैः सह’ इति सहार्थक-समास/उपपद (with attendants)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मुनि-वृन्दैः: with groups of sages
• मुनि-वृन्दैः: सह/करण (Saha/Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सह (instrumental/with)

• समागत्य: having come together
• समागत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having come/assembled’

• उत्सवम्: festival
• उत्सवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• चक्रुः: they performed/made
• चक्रुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा-विधि: as prescribed
• यथा-विधि: रीति/प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: according to rule)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Sages

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the devas approach sacred occasions with humility and discipline, showing that devotion to Shiva’s order (vidhi) is perfected when performed in harmony with sages and scriptural injunctions.

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

By stressing yathāvidhi (proper procedure), it points to Saguna worship—ritual celebration, offerings, and communal observance—through which devotees align mind and action toward Shiva as Pati, the Lord who grants grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform worship as prescribed (yathāvidhi): orderly pūjā, mantra-recitation (including Panchākṣarī, if part of the rite), and reverent participation with saintly company—prioritizing discipline, purity, and devotion.