Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

किंबहूक्तेन वचसा दुष्टस्त्वं सर्वथा कुधीः । त्वदुद्भवेन देहेन न मे किंचित्प्रयोजनम्

Transliteration

kiṃbahūktena vacasā duṣṭastvaṃ sarvathā kudhīḥ | tvadudbhavena dehena na me kiṃcitprayojanam

Translation

What is the use of saying much? You are utterly wicked and of perverse understanding. With this body that has arisen from you, I have no need for anything at all.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative (1/2-प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); interrogative pronoun

• बहु-उक्तेन: by much-said (many words)
• बहु-उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3-तृतीया), Singular; adjective qualifying implied 'वचसा'

• वचसा: by speech/words
• वचसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3-तृतीया), Singular

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun; Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Singular

• सर्वथा: in every way/entirely
• सर्वथा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• कुधीः: a fool; bad-minded one
• कुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi-like sense 'one of bad intellect' used as noun/predicate

• त्वत्-उद्भवेन: by the body born from you
• त्वत्-उद्भवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3-तृतीया), Singular; adjective qualifying 'देहेन'

• देहेन: by/with the body
• देहेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3-तृतीया), Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• मे: for me/of me
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun; Genitive (6-षष्ठी), Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative (1/2-प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose/need
• प्रयोजनम्: Pradhana (प्रधान/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Singular; predicate noun with implied 'अस्ति'

Speaker

Satī (addressing Dakṣa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: In the Dakṣa-yajña episode, Satī’s rejection of her paternal identity prefigures her yogic self-immolation and the ensuing cosmic upheaval; it is a narrative hinge toward dissolution of the yajña’s order.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

Satī expresses śaiva-vairāgya: when dharma is violated and Shiva is insulted, she rejects identification with the body and worldly ties, affirming that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is higher than birth-based pride and ego.

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

Dakṣa’s hostility represents rejection of Saguna Shiva’s worship and the sanctity of Shiva’s presence in ritual. Satī’s stance upholds Shiva-bhakti as the true center of yajña—without honoring Shiva (often worshipped as the Liṅga), external ritual becomes spiritually hollow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is inner detachment and steadfast Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a repentant, ego-free attitude, supported by simple śiva-ācāra such as applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining purity of speech.