Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
अतस्तां च सुतां माता सुसंस्कृत्य यथोचितम् । शिशुपानेन विधिना तस्यै स्तन्यादिकं ददौ
atastāṃ ca sutāṃ mātā susaṃskṛtya yathocitam | śiśupānena vidhinā tasyai stanyādikaṃ dadau
Darum vollzog die Mutter für ihre Tochter die gebührenden Reinigungsriten und gab ihr Milch und weitere Nahrung gemäß der vorgeschriebenen Weise der Säuglingsernährung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights dharma expressed through correct saṃskāras—outer purity and right conduct that support inner purity, preparing the embodied being for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and eventual liberation.
Though not a direct Linga instruction, it frames the Shaiva worldview where worldly duties (proper rites and care) are performed as orderly dharma, which complements Saguna Shiva-bhakti by sanctifying life stages and actions.
The verse points to performing life-stage saṃskāras and daily duties with rule-based purity; as a Shaiva takeaway, one can pair such duties with remembrance of Shiva (e.g., mentally repeating the Panchakshara) while acting.