Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशमितास्तस्मै कश्यपाय महात्मने । दत्ता दक्षेण याः कन्या विधिवन्मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

trayodaśamitāstasmai kaśyapāya mahātmane | dattā dakṣeṇa yāḥ kanyā vidhivanmunisattama

Translation

Ô le meilleur des sages, Dakṣa, selon les rites prescrits, donna en mariage à ce magnanime Kaśyapa treize de ses filles.

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश-मिताः: numbering thirteen
• त्रयोदश-मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मित (मा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्याः); तत्पुरुषः (त्रयोदश प्रमाणं/संख्या यस्याः)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कश्यपाय: to Kaśyapa
• कश्यपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्ताः: were given
• दत्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (कन्याः)

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• याः: who/which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• कन्याः: daughters/maidens
• कन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: duly, according to rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘according to rule/rite’

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Kashyapa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights vidhivat—right order and sanctified duty—as the foundation of creation. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, worldly institutions like marriage function within Shiva’s cosmic governance, supporting dharma that ultimately steadies the mind for liberation.

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

Though it is genealogical, it reinforces that social and cosmic order are upheld under Saguna Shiva’s lordship as Pati (the ruler). Living ‘vidhivat’ becomes an offering of conduct, aligning household life with devotion and readiness for Shiva-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct cue is vidhivat—perform rites correctly. As a Shaiva takeaway: keep daily purity and worship discipline (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and respectful observance of samskāras) so actions become dharma-aligned and inwardly purifying.