Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
कृत्वा ततस्ते बहुधा प्रशंसां हृष्टमानसाः । दक्षप्रजापतेश्चैव वीरिण्यास्स्वगृहं ययुः
kṛtvā tataste bahudhā praśaṃsāṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | dakṣaprajāpateścaiva vīriṇyāssvagṛhaṃ yayuḥ
তারপর আনন্দচিত্তে তারা নানাভাবে প্রশংসা করল এবং পরে দক্ষ প্রজাপতির পত্নী বীরিণীর গৃহে গেল।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, inferred from Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights how sincere praise offered with a purified, joyful mind becomes a bhakti-oriented preparation before entering a charged karmic setting (Dakṣa’s household), foreshadowing the dharmic tension that later arises around Lord Śiva.
Though the verse is narrative, the act of repeated praise reflects Saguna-bhakti—devotion expressed through glorification—one of the core modes by which devotees approach Śiva (often centered on Liṅga worship) before deeper philosophical realization.
The practical takeaway is stuti (devotional praise) as a preparatory practice—reciting Śiva-stotras or the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a calm, uplifted mind before any important action or pilgrimage-like journey.