Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

तदाभूत्पुष्पसद्वृष्टिर्मेघाश्च ववृषुर्जलम् । दिशश्शांता द्रुतं तस्यां जातायां च मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

tadābhūtpuṣpasadvṛṣṭirmeghāśca vavṛṣurjalam | diśaśśāṃtā drutaṃ tasyāṃ jātāyāṃ ca munīśvara

Translation

Alors survint une noble pluie de fleurs, et les nuées versèrent l’eau. Ô seigneur parmi les sages, dès sa naissance les directions s’apaisèrent aussitôt.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• अभूत्: there occurred / was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुष्प-सत्-वृष्टिः: a fine shower of flowers
• पुष्प-सत्-वृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः—‘पुष्पाणां सत् (उत्तमा) वृष्टिः’ = excellent shower of flowers

• मेघाः: clouds
• मेघाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• ववृषुः: rained
• ववृषुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिशः: directions (quarters)
• दिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शान्ताः: became calm
• शान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त; √शम् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (qualifying ‘दिशः’)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (quickly)

• तस्याम्: in her / when she
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातायाम्: having been born / when born
• जातायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with ‘तस्याम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनीनां ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga setting; the flower-rain and directional peace are classical ‘deva-janma’ omens indicating dharmic alignment and cosmic consent.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious omens: puṣpa-vṛṣṭi and timely rain; pacification of the quarters (diśāṃ śānti).

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse presents nature itself responding to a divine birth: flower-rain, life-giving rain, and pacified directions signify cosmic harmony (ṛta) returning when Shiva’s Shakti manifests for the welfare of beings—an auspicious mark of divine grace in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Though the Linga is not named here, the calm of the quarters and the shower of flowers echo temple worship motifs—puṣpārcana (flower offering) and abhiṣeka (water offering). These signs point to Saguna Shiva’s compassionate presence becoming accessible through Shakti’s advent, strengthening devotional worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer flowers and water in Shiva-puja (puṣpārcana and jala/abhiṣeka) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating inner śānti (peace) like the pacified directions described in the verse.