Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

अथ विष्ण्वादयस्सर्वे सुप्रशस्याजनंदनम् । प्रीत्या ययुस्वधामानि संस्मरन् सशिवं शिवम्

Transliteration

atha viṣṇvādayassarve supraśasyājanaṃdanam | prītyā yayusvadhāmāni saṃsmaran saśivaṃ śivam

Translation

Dann zogen Viṣṇu und die übrigen Götter, nachdem sie den glückseligkeitspendenden Herrn hoch gepriesen hatten, freudig in ihre eigenen Wohnsitze davon—im Innern Śiva gedenkend, des Heilvollen, der stets mit seiner göttlichen Śakti vereint ist.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• विष्ण्वादयः: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्ण्वादयः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘विष्णुः आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Viṣṇu)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुप्रशस्य: having highly praised
• सुप्रशस्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + प्रशस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्रशंस् धातोः)
• Form: अव्ययभावे (gerund-like/absolutive sense), ‘well having praised’ (functioning adverbially)

• अजनंदनम्: the son of Aja (Brahmā)
• अजनंदनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अजस्य नन्दनः)

• प्रीत्या: with love
• प्रीत्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भावे/साधन (by/with affection)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; ‘they went’

• स्वधामानि: to their own abodes
• स्वधामानि: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘स्वानि धामानि’ (their own abodes)

• संस्मरन्: remembering
• संस्मरन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Concurrent action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘remembering’

• सशिवम्: together with Śiva
• सशिवम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह शिवेन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत्, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘śivam’)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of remembering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that even after divine encounters, the highest fruit is sustained bhakti—praising Shiva and keeping Him in constant remembrance—because Shiva is the ānanda-dātā (bestower of bliss) who uplifts beings toward liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion: the devas praise Shiva’s manifest auspicious presence and then continue inner smarana. In Linga worship, this is mirrored by outward pūjā (praise) followed by inward dhyāna (remembrance) of Shiva as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is smarana and japa: after worship, maintain inner recollection of Shiva—ideally through Panchakshara mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a steady contemplative practice.