Shloka 19

दक्षयज्ञे सत्या अपमानबोधः — Satī Encounters Disrespect at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

तदपि ज्ञानमायातं न ते चेतसि दुर्मते । भागार्थी दक्षयज्ञेस्मिन् शिवं स्वस्वामिनं विना

Transliteration

tadapi jñānamāyātaṃ na te cetasi durmate | bhāgārthī dakṣayajñesmin śivaṃ svasvāminaṃ vinā

Translation

Even that understanding has not entered your mind, O wicked-minded one: in this sacrifice of Dakṣa, you seek a share while excluding Śiva—your own Lord and true Master.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) / emphatic-concessive

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st; प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• āyātam: has come/arrived
• āyātam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (धाातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agreeing with jñānam

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th; षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• cetasi: in (your) mind
• cetasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th; सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• durmate: O evil-minded one
• durmate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durmati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th; सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāga-arthī: one seeking a share
• bhāga-arthī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘bhāgasya arthī’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective used substantively

• dakṣa-yajñe: in Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• dakṣa-yajñe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘dakṣasya yajñaḥ’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th; सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sva-svāminam: one’s own lord/master
• sva-svāminam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: ‘svaḥ svāmī’ = one’s own lord), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional indeclinable (उपसर्गार्थक-अव्यय) governing accusative; sense: absence/exclusion

Speaker

Sati (addressing Daksha in the Daksha-yajna narrative, as relayed by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Directly tied to Dakṣa-yajña: Dakṣa seeks sacrificial ‘shares’ while excluding Śiva, illustrating ritual bondage—karma-kāṇḍa pride and māyic delusion.

Significance: Teaches that yajña without īśvara-bhāva becomes pāśa (bondage); honoring Śiva as svāmin is essential for ritual to become liberative rather than egoic.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It condemns ritual ego: seeking the fruits of sacrifice while denying Shiva—the Supreme Lord (Pati)—is ignorance and becomes an offense that blocks true spiritual knowledge and liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes honoring Shiva as the rightful Lord of all worship; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is the corrective to Daksha-like pride, grounding ritual in surrender and reverence rather than social status or self-will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform worship with humility and Shiva-centered intention—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful Shiva-puja (often with bhasma and Rudraksha in Shaiva practice) rather than chasing “shares” or rewards in ritual.