Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

तासु कश्यपत्नीषु दनुस्त्वेका वरांगना । महारूपवती साध्वी पतिसौभाग्यवर्द्धिता

Transliteration

tāsu kaśyapatnīṣu danustvekā varāṃganā | mahārūpavatī sādhvī patisaubhāgyavarddhitā

Translation

কাশ্যপের সেই পত্নীদের মধ্যে দনুই একা শ্রেষ্ঠা নারী—অতিশয় রূপবতী, সাধ্বী, এবং স্বামীর সৌভাগ্যবর্ধিনী।

Word by Word

• तासु: among those
• तासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कश्यप-पत्नीषु: among Kaśyapa’s wives
• कश्यप-पत्नीषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कश्यपस्य पत्नी’

• दनुः: Danu
• दनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• एका: one
• एका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• वर-अङ्गना: a noble woman
• वर-अङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘वरा च सा अङ्गना’

• महा-रूप-वती: of great beauty
• महा-रूप-वती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्/वती (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास: ‘महारूपं यस्याः सा’ (possessing great beauty)

• साध्वी: virtuous
• साध्वी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पति-सौभाग्य-वर्द्धिता: one who increased her husband’s good fortune
• पति-सौभाग्य-वर्द्धिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘वर्द्धित’ = increased; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पतेः सौभाग्यं’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Danu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights dharmic character—purity, fidelity, and auspicious conduct—as a force that sustains harmony and prosperity, preparing the mind for devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) and for higher spiritual discipline.

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

By praising virtue and auspicious household order, it supports the Shaiva view that Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-puja, vrata, and daily rites) becomes stable and fruitful when grounded in dharma and self-restraint.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to uphold daily purity and dharma alongside simple Shaiva nitya-kriyā—such as reciting the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a calm, disciplined mind.