Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā

Devanagari script

त्वदृते तस्य मोहाय न शक्तान्या कदाचन । तस्मान्मम सुता भूत्वा हरजायाभवाऽधुना

Transliteration

tvadṛte tasya mohāya na śaktānyā kadācana | tasmānmama sutā bhūtvā harajāyābhavā'dhunā

Translation

Außer dir vermag keine Macht ihn jemals zu betören. Darum werde meine Tochter und werde nun die Gemahlin Haras (Śivas).

Word by Word

• त्वत्-ऋते: without you
• त्वत्-ऋते: अपादान/वियोग (Separation/without)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable construction) ‘without’; ऋते-योगे त्वद्-षष्ठी (Genitive with ऋते)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मोहाय: for delusion
• मोहाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• शक्ता: able
• शक्ता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अन्या: another (woman)
• अन्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा) ‘having become’

• हर-जाया: Hara’s wife
• हर-जाया: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘Hara’s wife’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भव: become
• भव: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: divine marriage arrangement (Śiva-Śakti yojanā)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva is moved only by His own Śakti; the Lord’s “delusion” here is divine līlā, showing that grace and union (Pati–Śakti) are the means by which the cosmic purpose unfolds.

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

As Saguna Śiva (Hara) responds to devotion through His Śakti, the verse supports devotional worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—where the devotee approaches Śiva with reverence, seeking His accessible, gracious form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-bhakti supported by mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with purity and single-pointed intent, contemplating the inseparability of Śiva and Śakti.