Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
कृत्वा ततस्ते बहुधा प्रशंसां हृष्टमानसाः । दक्षप्रजापतेश्चैव वीरिण्यास्स्वगृहं ययुः
kṛtvā tataste bahudhā praśaṃsāṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | dakṣaprajāpateścaiva vīriṇyāssvagṛhaṃ yayuḥ
Puis, le cœur empli de joie, ils offrirent des louanges de maintes façons; ensuite ils se rendirent à la demeure de Vīriṇī, l’épouse de Dakṣa Prajāpati.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, inferred from Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights how sincere praise offered with a purified, joyful mind becomes a bhakti-oriented preparation before entering a charged karmic setting (Dakṣa’s household), foreshadowing the dharmic tension that later arises around Lord Śiva.
Though the verse is narrative, the act of repeated praise reflects Saguna-bhakti—devotion expressed through glorification—one of the core modes by which devotees approach Śiva (often centered on Liṅga worship) before deeper philosophical realization.
The practical takeaway is stuti (devotional praise) as a preparatory practice—reciting Śiva-stotras or the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a calm, uplifted mind before any important action or pilgrimage-like journey.