Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

वेदवादरता यूयं सर्वे विष्णुपुरोगमाः । यज्ञं मे सफलं विप्रास्सुराः कुर्वंतु माऽचिरम्

Transliteration

vedavādaratā yūyaṃ sarve viṣṇupurogamāḥ | yajñaṃ me saphalaṃ viprāssurāḥ kurvaṃtu mā'ciram

Translation

You all are devoted to the Vedic ordinances, with Viṣṇu as your leader. O brāhmaṇas, may the gods soon make my sacrifice fruitful and successful.

Word by Word

• वेदवादरता: devoted to Vedic discourse
• वेदवादरता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदवाद-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—वेदवादे रताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• विष्णुपुरोगमाः: having Viṣṇu in the lead
• विष्णुपुरोगमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—विष्णुः पुरोगमः यस्य/येषाम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सफलम्: successful, fruitful
• सफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (यज्ञम्)

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयोगः सम्भवति

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कुर्वन्तु: let (them) do / may (they) perform
• कुर्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मा: not / do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• अचिरम्: without delay, soon
• अचिरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Daksha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows Daksha’s reliance on Vedic ritual power and divine cooperation for success, hinting that ritual alone is incomplete without right orientation toward the Supreme—ultimately fulfilled in reverence to Śiva as Pati (the Lord) rather than mere formalism.

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

In the Daksha-yajña backdrop, the Purana contrasts external sacrifice with true worship: Saguna Śiva is approached through devotion and proper honoring of Śiva’s presence (often symbolized by the Liṅga), without which even grand rites become spiritually obstructed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to unite yajña with Śiva-bhakti—begin rites with Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance), Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and purity disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate, so outer action aligns with inner surrender.