Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
स्वाहा स्वधा तथा पूषा तुष्टिर्धृतिः सरस्वती । तथान्ये ऋषयस्सर्वे पितरश्चाग्नयस्तथा
svāhā svadhā tathā pūṣā tuṣṭirdhṛtiḥ sarasvatī | tathānye ṛṣayassarve pitaraścāgnayastathā
"Svaha, Svadha, Pusha, Tushti, Dhriti et Sarasvati — ainsi que tous les autres sages, les Pitrs (ancêtres) et les Feux (divinités Agni) également — [étaient présents]."
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Sarasvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse lists sacred presences—ritual powers (Svāhā, Svadhā), divine virtues (Tuṣṭi, Dhṛti), sacred knowledge (Sarasvatī), sages, Pitṛs, and Agni—indicating that the dharmic cosmos supports and witnesses the unfolding of Shiva’s sacred narrative; in Shaiva understanding, such order ultimately rests in Śiva as Pati, the supreme ground of all powers.
By naming Svāhā/Agni and Svadhā/Pitṛs, the verse links outer Vedic worship (offerings, mantra-formulas, ancestral rites) with the broader Purāṇic devotion where Saguna Śiva is honored as the receiver and sanctifier of all worship—ritual becomes complete when oriented toward Śiva’s grace.
Maintain purity and steadiness (dhṛti) while offering with the right intention—use svāhā in fire-offerings and remember the Pitṛs with svadhā; as a Shaiva takeaway, pair such acts with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the offering as devotion.