Shloka 2

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

मुखावलोकनादेव ज्ञात्वा वृत्तांतमन्यतः । दक्षादयश्च स्रष्टारः स्थानं पत्नीं च ते ददुः

Transliteration

mukhāvalokanādeva jñātvā vṛttāṃtamanyataḥ | dakṣādayaśca sraṣṭāraḥ sthānaṃ patnīṃ ca te daduḥ

Translation

Merely by beholding his face, they understood the true account, even from other sources. Therefore Dakṣa and the other creator-lords bestowed upon him an honoured station and also a wife.

Word by Word

• मुख-अवलोकनात्: from (his) face-looking / from seeing the face
• मुख-अवलोकनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अवलोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी? actually Ablative: पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुखस्य अवलोकनम्)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/एवकार (emphatic particle)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातुः ज्ञा; अर्थः ‘having known’

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अन्यतः: from elsewhere
• अन्यतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्रोत/दिशा-अर्थे (from elsewhere/otherwise)

• दक्ष-आदयः: Dakṣa and others
• दक्ष-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दक्षः आदिः येषाम्)

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

• स्रष्टारः: creators/progenitors
• स्रष्टारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• स्थानम्: a place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पत्नीम्: a wife
• पत्नीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that darśana (sacred seeing) conveys immediate spiritual recognition: by perceiving auspiciousness and inner purity, the wise understand the truth and then act to establish dharma through rightful status and household order.

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

It reflects saguna-bhakti logic: Shiva’s grace is accessible through tangible encounter—darśana of the Lord (or the Linga as His visible form) awakens certainty in the heart, leading devotees and leaders alike to honour and align life with Shiva’s will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is darśana-centered worship: approach Shiva (especially the Linga) with reverence, perform simple pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate inner purity so that right understanding and dharmic action naturally arise.