Shloka 26

दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā

Devanagari script

अहं तव सुता दक्ष त्वज्जायायां महेश्वरी । भविष्यामि न संदेहस्त्वद्भक्तिवशवर्तिनी

Transliteration

ahaṃ tava sutā dakṣa tvajjāyāyāṃ maheśvarī | bhaviṣyāmi na saṃdehastvadbhaktivaśavartinī

Translation

O Dakṣa, I shall indeed become your daughter—Maheśvarī born through your wife. Of this there is no doubt, for I am moved by your devotion and respond to it.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Pradhana-nama (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ का विधेय (predicate nominative)

• दक्ष: O Dakṣa
• दक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वत्-जायायाम्: in/through your wife
• त्वत्-जायायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (your wife); अधिकरण (locative)

• महेश्वरी: Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरी: Pradhana-nama (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ का विधेय (apposition)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not; no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Pradhana-nama (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘न’ सह—‘no doubt’ (elliptic)

• त्वत्-भक्ति-वश-वर्तिनी: one who acts under the sway of your devotion
• त्वत्-भक्ति-वश-वर्तिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘त्वत्-भक्त्या वशे वर्तते’ = under the control of your devotion; विशेषणम् (अहम्/सुता/महेश्वरी)

Speaker

Goddess (Maheśvarī / Satī-to-be, speaking to Daksha)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: anugraha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Maheshwari

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a force that draws divine grace: the Goddess affirms a destined incarnation responsive to a devotee’s heartfelt devotion, showing that the Lord-and-Śakti respond to sincere worship for the soul’s upliftment.

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

By emphasizing devotion that elicits divine response, it supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva with form (Liṅga, icon, mantra) and loving reverence—through which grace manifests in the devotee’s life and destiny.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple Śiva-pūjā (offering water to the Liṅga), optionally wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra as supportive disciplines.