Shloka 18

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

कपालिजायेति सती दक्षेण परिवर्जिता । यज्ञे भागप्रदानाय शंभुश्चापि विवर्जितः

Transliteration

kapālijāyeti satī dakṣeṇa parivarjitā | yajñe bhāgapradānāya śaṃbhuścāpi vivarjitaḥ

Translation

Dakṣa menolak Satī sambil mengejeknya sebagai “istri Kapālin (Pembawa Tengkorak)”. Dan dalam yajña, untuk pembagian bagian persembahan, Śambhu (Śiva) pun turut disingkirkan.

Word by Word

• कपालिजाया: (as) ‘wife of Kapālin (Śiva)’
• कपालिजाया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपालि + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कपालिनः जाया (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• परिवर्जिता: was excluded, rejected
• परिवर्जिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः—‘was excluded/avoided’

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भागप्रदानाय: for the giving of a share
• भागप्रदानाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—भागस्य प्रदानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even particle)

• विवर्जितः: was excluded
• विवर्जितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः—‘was excluded’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Dakṣa’s exclusion of Śiva from yajña becomes the archetype of ‘ritual without Śiva’—a sthala-purāṇa motif echoed at several Śiva-kṣetras where prideful sacrifice is corrected by Śiva’s intervention.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights how ego-driven ritualism (Dakṣa’s pride) becomes spiritually barren: when devotion to Pati (Śiva) is rejected, even a yajña loses its sanctifying power, and the soul (Satī) is dishonored through contempt for the Lord’s form and vows.

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

Dakṣa’s refusal to honor Śiva shows rejection of Saguna Śiva—His manifested form, names, and symbols (like Kapālin). The Purāṇa implies that true worship, including Liṅga-upāsanā, requires reverence for Śiva’s divine presence rather than social prejudice or mere external rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to prioritize Śiva-bhakti alongside any ritual: japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with humility, and (where appropriate) Śiva-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders that devotion, not pride, sanctifies worship.