Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

ततः प्रजापतिर्दक्षोऽनुनीतो मे निजस्त्रियाम् । जनयामास दुहितॄस्सुभगाः षष्टिसंमिताः

Transliteration

tataḥ prajāpatirdakṣo'nunīto me nijastriyām | janayāmāsa duhitṝssubhagāḥ ṣaṣṭisaṃmitāḥ

Translation

Daraufhin zeugte Prajāpati Dakṣa, von mir wieder versöhnt, durch seine eigene Gemahlin sechzig glückverheißende Töchter.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/कालवाचक (adverb: then/thereafter)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: प्रजानां पतिः

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; प्रजापतिः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• अनुनीतः: having been persuaded
• अनुनीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अनु; अर्थ: अनुनयितः/प्रार्थितः (having been persuaded/entreated)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• निजस्त्रियाम्: in/with his own wife
• निजस्त्रियाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: निजा स्त्री; अर्थे: स्वपत्नी

• जनयामास: begot/caused to be born
• जनयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) भाव: जनयति

• दुहितॄः: daughters
• दुहितॄः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• सुभगाः: fortunate/beautiful
• सुभगाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दुहितॄः)

• षष्टिसंमिताः: numbering sixty
• षष्टिसंमिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + संमित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: षष्ट्या संमिताः = sixty in number; विशेषणम् (दुहितॄः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Daksha

FAQs

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

It shows the restoration of harmony (reconciliation) within cosmic order: worldly lineage and creation proceed when pride and conflict subside—an ethical theme that Shaiva Siddhanta frames as aligning the individual will with divine order, even while ultimate liberation lies beyond mere progeny.

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

Though the verse is genealogical, it sets the narrative ground for Daksha’s later tension with Shiva; in Saguna Shiva worship, such episodes highlight Shiva as the supreme Pati who is beyond social pride, while devotees are instructed to maintain devotion even amid worldly institutions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No direct rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to cultivate reconciliation and humility—supported in Shaiva practice by steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and discipline that reduces ego-driven conflict.