Shloka 49

दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

ततोन्ये शांकरा ये च मुख्याश्शिवमतानुगाः । निर्ययुस्स्वाश्रमान् सद्यश्शापं दत्त्वा तथैव च

Transliteration

tatonye śāṃkarā ye ca mukhyāśśivamatānugāḥ | niryayussvāśramān sadyaśśāpaṃ dattvā tathaiva ca

Translation

Then the other eminent Śaiva devotees—foremost followers of Śiva’s doctrine—immediately came forth from their own hermitages, and likewise pronounced a curse.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/from that’

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• śāṃkarāḥ: Śaṅkara’s followers
• śāṃkarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mukhyāḥ: chief/foremost
• mukhyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• śiva-mata-anugāḥ: followers of Śiva’s doctrine
• śiva-mata-anugāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mata (प्रातिपदिक) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शिवस्य मतम्’ इति, तदनुगाः (followers of Śiva’s doctrine)

• niryayuḥ: went out
• niryayuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘went out’

• sva-āśramān: their own hermitages
• sva-āśramān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: स्वाः आश्रमाः (their own hermitages)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time): ‘immediately’

• śāpam: a curse
• śāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dattvā: having given (uttered)
• dattvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given/uttered’

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb): ‘thus/so’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the protective force of Śiva-bhakti aligned with Śivamata (Śiva’s doctrine): when dharma is threatened, committed Śaiva devotees act decisively, showing that devotion is not passive but rooted in righteous discernment and allegiance to Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord.

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

By calling them śāṃkarāḥ and śivamatānugāḥ, the text emphasizes devotion to Śiva as the personal Lord (Saguna Śiva) whose path is upheld through disciplined community and āśrama life—an environment where Linga-worship, mantra, and vows are protected and defended against disrespect.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Indirectly, it points to āśrama-based Śaiva discipline: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintaining Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa observances, and using one’s spiritual authority responsibly in defense of dharma.