Shloka 11

दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny

Devanagari script

अपृथग्धर्मशीलास्ते सर्व आसन् सुता मुने । पितृभक्तिरता नित्यं वेदमार्गपरायणाः

Transliteration

apṛthagdharmaśīlāste sarva āsan sutā mune | pitṛbhaktiratā nityaṃ vedamārgaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

O sage, all those daughters were alike in their virtuous conduct. Ever devoted to service of their father and firmly established in the Vedic path, they lived in unwavering righteousness.

Word by Word

• अपृथक्: not separate, united
• अपृथक्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपृथक् (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: निषेध/भेदाभाववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘not separate’)

• धर्मशीलाः: of righteous conduct
• धर्मशीलाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + शील (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘धर्मे शीलं येषाम्’ इति (धर्म-शील) तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• पितृभक्तिरताः: devoted to fatherly devotion
• पितृभक्तिरताः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ + भक्ति + रत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘पितृषु भक्तौ रताः’ इति तत्पुरुष; रत = ‘devoted/attached’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया (adverbial accusative)

• वेदमार्गपरायणाः: devoted to the path of the Vedas
• वेदमार्गपरायणाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + मार्ग + परायण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘वेदमार्गे परायणाः’ इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (devoted to the Vedic path)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Daksha

FAQs

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

It upholds dharma as lived character: steadiness in Vedic discipline and sincere devotion in one’s duties. In Shaiva understanding, such ordered life purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for Shiva-bhakti and liberating knowledge.

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

By praising Veda-mārga and disciplined virtue, the verse frames proper conduct as the foundation for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā). Right conduct and devotion steady the mind, making ritual worship fruitful rather than merely external.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya-niyama: daily Vedic-aligned discipline—truthfulness, purity, reverence to elders/teachers—alongside regular Shiva worship such as japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā according to one’s capacity.