Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा दक्षसुतामंबां जगतः परमेश्वरीम् । नेमुः सविनयास्सर्वे तुष्टुवुश्च शुभैस्तवैः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā dakṣasutāmaṃbāṃ jagataḥ parameśvarīm | nemuḥ savinayāssarve tuṣṭuvuśca śubhaistavaiḥ

Translation

Voyant Ambā—fille de Dakṣa—la Déesse suprême, Souveraine des mondes, tous s’inclinèrent avec humilité et la célébrèrent par des hymnes de bon augure.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• दक्ष-सुताम्: Dakṣa’s daughter
• दक्ष-सुताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘दक्षस्य सुता’ (daughter of Dakṣa)

• अम्बाम्: the Mother (Ambā)
• अम्बाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थक-प्रयोगेऽपि अत्र कर्मरूपेण (as ‘Mother’, appositive to object)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• परम-ईश्वरीम्: the Supreme Goddess
• परम-ईश्वरीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘परमा च सा ईश्वरी’ (Supreme Goddess)

• नेमुः: they bowed
• नेमुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स-विनयाः: humbly
• स-विनयाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘विनयेन सह’ (with humility), विशेषणम् (of subject)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of implied subject: देवाः)

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of स्तवैः)

• स्तवैः: with hymns
• स्तवैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (means: by hymns)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Ambā
• Daksha
• Parameśvarī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights reverent darśana: upon beholding Satī as Ambā, the Supreme Lady, devotees respond with humility (vinaya), prostration (namana), and sacred praise (stuti)—a core Shaiva-Siddhānta devotional posture that purifies the heart and aligns the soul toward Pati (Śiva) through Śakti.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship is often approached through Śiva with Śakti: honoring Satī/ Ambā as Parameśvarī supports Linga-worship by affirming that Śiva’s grace is inseparable from Śakti’s presence, and that stotra and namaskāra are valid limbs of Saguna upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to perform darśana with vinaya: offer namaskāra, then recite an auspicious stotra to Śiva-Śakti; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as an inner praise while maintaining a humble, surrendered mind.