Shloka 33

Devanagari script

विधिना प्रेरितेन त्वं दत्ता मंदेन पापिना । रुद्रायाविदितार्थाय चोद्धताय दुरात्मने

Transliteration

vidhinā preritena tvaṃ dattā maṃdena pāpinā | rudrāyāviditārthāya coddhatāya durātmane

Translation

Driven by fate, you were given away by that dull-witted sinner—to Rudra, who (as he seemed) knew not what was proper, and who was deemed arrogant and wicked at heart.

Word by Word

• विधिना: by fate/ordinance
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• प्रेरितेन: impelled (by)
• प्रेरितेन: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘विधिना’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेरित (कृदन्त; √प्रेर्/प्रेरय् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — instrumental singular ‘impelled’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे द्वितीयपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular

• दत्ता: (were) given
• दत्ता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण; predicate to ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — ‘given/bestowed’

• मन्देन: by a dull/weak (person)
• मन्देन: Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular

• पापिना: sinful
• पापिना: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘मन्देन’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — dative singular

• अविदितार्थाय: to (him) whose purpose was unknown
• अविदितार्थाय: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘रुद्राय’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविदित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक); अविदित (कृदन्त; √विद् धातु, क्त, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अविदितः अर्थः यस्य) ‘whose meaning/purpose is unknown’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उद्धताय: to the arrogant
• उद्धताय: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘रुद्राय’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative singular

• दुरात्मने: to the evil-souled one
• दुरात्मने: Viśeṣaṇa/epithet in apposition to ‘रुद्राय’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative singular; कर्मधारय (दुरः आत्मा) ‘evil-souled’

Speaker

Daksha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse exposes how ego and ritual pride distort perception: Daksha labels Rudra as “ignorant” and “wicked,” revealing the blindness of ahamkara. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, Shiva as Pati transcends such worldly judgments; the devotee learns humility and discernment (viveka) amid social condemnation.

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

Daksha’s contempt reflects rejection of Shiva’s unconventional, ascetic Saguna form and the deeper truth symbolized by the Linga—Shiva’s transcendent reality beyond caste, status, and external ritualism. The narrative contrasts outer sacrifice-pride with inner surrender to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to counter ego with japa and surrender—especially Panchakshara mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and to cultivate inner purity over mere social approval; this aligns with Shiva Purana’s emphasis on devotion (bhakti) as the purifier of the bound soul (paśu).