मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
चतस्रो विंशतिः कन्या दक्षस्त्वजनयत्प्रभुः । श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिः पुष्टिस्तुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा । बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शांतिस्सिद्धिः कीर्तिस्त्रयोदशी
catasro viṃśatiḥ kanyā dakṣastvajanayatprabhuḥ | śraddhā lakṣmīrdhṛtiḥ puṣṭistuṣṭirmedhā kriyā tathā | buddhirlajjā vapuḥ śāṃtissiddhiḥ kīrtistrayodaśī
أنجب السيّد دَكشا أربعًا وعشرين ابنة—شْرَدّها (الإيمان)، لَكشمي (النعمة)، دْهْرِتي (الثبات)، بوشْتي (الغذاء)، تُشْتي (القناعة)، مِدْها (الذكاء)، وكْرِيا (العمل القويم)؛ وكذلك بُدّهي (البصيرة)، لَجّا (الحياء)، فَپُه (البهاء)، شانتي (السلام)، سِدّهي (التحقّق)، وكيرتي (حُسن الصيت)—وهؤلاء ثلاث عشرة ذُكِرن هنا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: emanation of dharma-guṇa personifications as supports of social-cosmic stability
By listing Dakṣa’s daughters as personified virtues (faith, peace, discernment, contentment, etc.), the text presents inner qualities that sustain dharma; in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such purification of the pashu (individual soul) prepares it for Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha) and steady progress toward moksha.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by śraddhā (faith), kriyā (right ritual action), buddhi (discernment), and śānti (inner peace); this verse names those very supports, implying that outer worship becomes fruitful when these inner virtues are cultivated.
A practical takeaway is to pair daily Shiva-puja with cultivation of these virtues—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for śraddhā and śānti, and disciplined kriyā such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha observances to stabilize dhṛti (steadfastness).