Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं गच्छ भवनं दक्षस्य मम शासनात् । तां दक्षोपि यथा कन्यां दद्यान्मेऽरं तथा वद

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ gaccha bhavanaṃ dakṣasya mama śāsanāt | tāṃ dakṣopi yathā kanyāṃ dadyānme'raṃ tathā vada

Translation

Darum, auf Mein Geheiß, geh in das Haus Dakṣas. Sprich so, dass auch Dakṣa jenes Mädchen Mir ordnungsgemäß zur Ehe gebe.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative ‘therefore/from that’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; pronoun ‘you’

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘go!’

• bhavanam: to the house
• bhavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; destination

• dakṣasya: of Dakṣa
• dakṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of Dakṣa’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘my’

• śāsanāt: by (my) command
• śāsanāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/by (my) command’

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; pronoun ‘her’

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; subject

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle ‘also/even’

• yathā: so that/as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction/adverb ‘as/so that’

• kanyām: daughter (as bride)
• kanyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of giving

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should give’

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to me’

• aram: properly/indeed
• aram: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aram (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘properly/sufficiently/indeed’

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘thus/so’

• vada: tell (him)
• vada: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘say/tell!’

Speaker

Lord Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose śāsana (divine ordinance) guides events; even worldly authorities like Dakṣa are ultimately aligned to the Lord’s will, indicating that dharma is fulfilled when actions harmonize with Śiva’s intention.

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

Here Śiva acts in a personal (saguṇa) mode—issuing commands and shaping the sacred narrative of Sati—showing that devotion to Śiva includes trusting His providence, which later matures into steadiness in Linga-worship and bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śiva-ājñā-anusandhāna—training the mind to act in alignment with Śiva’s will—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a daily discipline for clarity and devotion.