Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

स्वात्मजं मुनिवर्यं त्वां सुप्रीत्या देववल्लभम् । समाश्वास्य समादाय प्रत्यपद्ये स्वधाम ह

Transliteration

svātmajaṃ munivaryaṃ tvāṃ suprītyā devavallabham | samāśvāsya samādāya pratyapadye svadhāma ha

Translation

O Bester der Weisen—mein eigener Sohn, Liebling der Götter: dich liebevoll getröstet und mit mir genommen, kehrte ich wieder in meine eigene Wohnstatt zurück.

Word by Word

• स्वात्मजम्: one’s own son
• स्वात्मजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आत्मजः)

• मुनिवर्यम्: best of sages
• मुनिवर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि-वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—कर्मधारय (मुनिः एव वर्यः)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection/pleasure
• सुप्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + प्रीति)

• देववल्लभम्: beloved of the gods
• देववल्लभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां वल्लभः)

• समाश्वास्य: having comforted
• समाश्वास्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), “having consoled/comforted”

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), “having taken/received”

• प्रत्यपद्ये: I return / I go back
• प्रत्यपद्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वधाम: to my own abode
• स्वधाम: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (गत्यर्थे कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वं धाम)

• ह: indeed / surely (particle)
• ह: Sambodhana/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), पदपूरण/उद्गारार्थ

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• gods (Devas)
• a great sage (muni)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a dharmic, compassionate act—consoling a worthy sage and then returning to one’s proper station—reflecting the Purāṇic ideal of steadiness, responsibility, and benevolent guidance that supports spiritual order.

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

Though the verse is narrative rather than liturgical, it supports Saguna-Shiva devotional culture indirectly: Purāṇic stories model right conduct and reverence for divine order, which forms the ethical ground for Linga-worship and bhakti to Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is “samāśvāsa” (calming and centering): before japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), one should steady the mind and cultivate compassion—qualities that make mantra and pūjā fruitful.