Shloka 9

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा देवकुलं सर्वमीश्वरेण विनागतम् । दधीचो मन्युनाविष्टो दक्षमेवमभाषत

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā devakulaṃ sarvamīśvareṇa vināgatam | dadhīco manyunāviṣṭo dakṣamevamabhāṣata

Translation

Seeing the entire assembly of gods arrived there without the Lord (Śiva), Dadhīci, seized by indignation, spoke thus to Dakṣa.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive modifying main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• देवकुलम्: the assembly/family of gods
• देवकुलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-कुल (प्रातिपदिक); देव + कुल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of the gods' + 'assembly/family')

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• ईश्वरेण: with the Lord
• ईश्वरेण: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु in sense of 'without')
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/prepositional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition/particle: 'without'); तृतीया/पञ्चमी-सहयोगी प्रयोग

• आगतम्: arrived/come
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त; आ-√गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• दधीचः: Dadhīca
• दधीचः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्युना: by anger
• मन्युना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• आविष्टः: overcome (possessed)
• आविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविष्ट (कृदन्त; आ-√विश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: 'possessed/overcome')

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/in this manner')

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; within the scene, Dadhichi addresses Daksha)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse marks the theological scandal of a deva-assembly convened ‘without Īśvara’, illustrating how māyā-driven pride can ‘conceal’ the Lord’s primacy and precipitate karmic collapse.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dadhichi
• Daksha
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that even a divine gathering is spiritually deficient when Īśvara (Shiva), the supreme Pati, is excluded—showing that prideful ritual and social status cannot replace devotion and reverence to Shiva.

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

The verse underscores Shiva’s indispensability: Saguna worship (such as honoring Shiva through the Linga) is the proper acknowledgment of Īśvara’s lordship; excluding Shiva from worship or sacrifice is portrayed as a fundamental spiritual error.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to begin rites with Shiva-smaraṇa and Shiva-pūjā—such as reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering reverence to the Linga—so that ritual is aligned with devotion rather than ego.