Shloka 33

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा दक्षो नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणो मुनिः लब्ध्वा पुत्रीं ददौ साक्षात् सतीं रुद्राय सादरम्

Transliteration

evamuktastadā dakṣo niyogādbrahmaṇo muniḥ labdhvā putrīṃ dadau sākṣāt satīṃ rudrāya sādaram

Translation

かく告げられると、その時、聖仙ダクシャはブラフマーの命に従い、娘を得て、サティーを自ら敬意をもってルドラに授けた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to

• तदा: then

• दक्षः: Daksha

• नियोगात्: by command/commission

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahma

• मुनिः: the sage

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained/secured

• पुत्रीम्: (his) daughter

• ददौ: gave

• साक्षात्: personally/directly

• सतीम्: Sati

• रुद्राय: to Rudra

• सादरम्: respectfully/with honor

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Brahma
• Sati
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes the Shiva–Shakti union (Rudra with Satī), a core theological ground for Linga worship where the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) inseparable from Shakti, the power through which grace and manifestation occur.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By naming Shiva as Rudra and showing Satī being given to Him with reverence, the verse presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord worthy of honor—into whose sphere Shakti enters for the unfolding of cosmic and salvific activity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dharmic sanction and reverent offering—an attitude foundational to Shaiva puja and to Pashupata discipline where devotion and surrender to Pati loosen pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (soul).