Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सद्वचो दक्षं शिवाज्ञां प्राप्य चेतसि । पुनः प्रोवाच सा देवी स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā sadvaco dakṣaṃ śivājñāṃ prāpya cetasi | punaḥ provāca sā devī smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam

Translation

Having thus spoken those truthful and well-spoken words to Daksha, the Goddess—receiving within her heart the command of Śiva—again addressed him, after remembering the lotus-feet of Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• sat-vacaḥ: true words
• sat-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘true speech/words’

• dakṣam: Dakṣa
• dakṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• śiva-ājñām: Śiva’s command
• śiva-ājñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘Śiva’s command’

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāp (धातु) / pra-āp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यपन्त अव्यय)

• cetasi: in (her) mind
• cetasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• provāca: said/spoke
• provāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) Perfect, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• smṛtvā: having remembered
• smṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• śiva-pada-ambujam: Śiva’s lotus-feet
• śiva-pada-ambujam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); multi-member tatpuruṣa: ‘lotus (ambuja) of the feet (pada) of Śiva’

Speaker

Sati (the Goddess)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights Satī’s inner alignment with Pati (Śiva): remembrance of Śiva’s lotus-feet and obedience to His ājñā (divine ordinance) become the basis for right speech and dharmic action—key Shaiva Siddhānta markers of surrender and grace-oriented progress toward moksha.

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

Remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet points to Saguna devotion—holding a concrete, reverent focus on Śiva’s form and lordship. In Purāṇic practice this same devotion is expressed through Liṅga-pūjā, where the devotee centers mind and speech in Śiva before acting or responding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is smaraṇa (remembrance) before speech: mentally bow to Śiva’s feet, repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and then speak—training the mind to act from devotion rather than ego, as Satī models here.