Shloka 47

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

यागं कर्तुं समुद्युक्तो दक्षो विधिसुतः खलः । मद्विरोधी विशेषेण महागर्वोऽबुधोऽधुना

Transliteration

yāgaṃ kartuṃ samudyukto dakṣo vidhisutaḥ khalaḥ | madvirodhī viśeṣeṇa mahāgarvo'budho'dhunā

Translation

Der ruchlose Dakṣa, Sohn Brahmās, hat sich nun daran gemacht, ein Opfer darzubringen. Besonders ist er Mir feindlich gesinnt; jetzt ist er von großem Hochmut aufgebläht und durch Unwissenheit verblendet.

Word by Word

• यागम्: sacrifice
• यागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to perform
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive: "to do"

• समुद्युक्तः: prepared/engaged
• समुद्युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु with सम्+उद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) predicate adjective: "prepared/engaged"

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

• विधि-सुतः: son of Vidhi (Brahmā)
• विधि-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "son of Vidhi (Brahmā)"

• खलः: a wicked man
• खलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate noun

• मत्: against me
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीसम्बन्धे (genitive sense) अव्ययवत् रूप; possessive prefix to विरोधी

• विरोधी: opposing
• विरोधी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -इन्/ई-प्रत्ययान्त adjective: "opponent"

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण: "especially" (instrumental of manner)

• महागर्वः: very proud
• महागर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: "greatly proud"

• अबुधः: foolish
• अबुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष/negated adjective: "unwise"

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक adverb

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that yajña without humility and devotion becomes empty ritualism; pride and ignorance turn the soul away from Pati (Śiva), strengthening pāśa (bondage) instead of leading to liberation.

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

Dakṣa’s hostility implies rejection of Śiva’s rightful place as the inner Lord of all rites; Linga/Saguna worship restores the understanding that all sacrificial merit is fulfilled only when offered with devotion to Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ego-free worship: offer daily pūjā with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility so rites become means to bhakti and inner purification.