Shloka 39

दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny

Devanagari script

शशापेति शुचा दक्षस्त्वां तदा साधुसंमतम् । बुबोध नेश्वरेच्छां स शिवमायाविमोहितः

Transliteration

śaśāpeti śucā dakṣastvāṃ tadā sādhusaṃmatam | bubodha neśvarecchāṃ sa śivamāyāvimohitaḥ

Translation

Then Dakṣa, overcome with grief, cursed you—though you were approved by the righteous. Deluded by Śiva’s māyā, he did not comprehend the will of the Lord.

Word by Word

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• शुचा: with grief
• शुचा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुच्/शुचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with grief/sorrow’

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• साधु-संमतम्: approved by the virtuous
• साधु-संमतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संमत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ‘approved by the good’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (त्वाम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• बुबोध: understood
• बुबोध: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• ईश्वर-इच्छाम्: the Lord’s will
• ईश्वर-इच्छाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘Lord’s will’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिव-माया-विमोहितः: deluded by Śiva’s māyā
• शिव-माया-विमोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बहुपद) ‘deluded by Śiva’s māyā’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (सः इत्यस्य विशेषण)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights that even socially powerful figures like Daksha can fall into delusion when ego and sorrow dominate; liberation-oriented wisdom arises by aligning with Īśvara-icchā (the Lord’s will) rather than reactive judgment.

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

Daksha’s failure is not merely moral but theological—he cannot recognize Shiva’s sovereign will; Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga devotion) trains the devotee to surrender pride and accept the Lord’s governance beyond personal likes and status.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with an attitude of śaraṇāgati (surrender), using vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa as reminders to overcome māyā-born ego and grief.