Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

अथ तद्रोदनं श्रुत्वा स्त्रियो वाक्यं ससंभ्रमाः । आगतास्तत्र सुप्रीत्या दास्योपि च ससंभ्रमाः

Transliteration

atha tadrodanaṃ śrutvā striyo vākyaṃ sasaṃbhramāḥ | āgatāstatra suprītyā dāsyopi ca sasaṃbhramāḥ

Translation

その言葉と泣き声を聞くや、女たちは驚き騒ぎつつも愛情をもってただちにそこへ駆けつけた。侍女たちもまた同様に、慌ただしく不安げに集まって来た。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/प्रकरणसूचक (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter accusative singular; demonstrative)

• रोदनम्: weeping/crying
• रोदनम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (feminine nominative plural)

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• स-सम्भ्रमाः: agitated/excited
• स-सम्भ्रमाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपपद-विशेषणार्थ ‘स’ = ‘सहित’ (with agitation; nominative plural agreeing with स्त्रियः)

• आगताः: came
• आगताः: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (PPP used predicatively: ‘came’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• सुप्रीत्या: with great joy
• सुप्रीत्या: करण/हेतु (Karaṇa/Instrument or cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे (instrumental: with great joy/affection)

• दास्यः: maidservants
• दास्यः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (feminine nominative plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• स-सम्भ्रमाः: agitated/excited
• स-सम्भ्रमाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; दास्यः इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (nominative plural; qualifier of dāsyāḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Satī episode within the Rudrasaṃhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights how intense grief in worldly life draws immediate social response, yet Shaiva Siddhanta points beyond mere emotion toward seeking refuge in Shiva (Pati), the ultimate support when bonds (pāśa) tighten around the soul (paśu).

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

Though the verse is narrative, it sets the emotional and karmic backdrop that culminates in deeper turning toward Saguna Shiva—worship of Shiva as the compassionate Lord who receives the devotee when worldly relations cannot resolve suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In moments of agitation, steady the mind by japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and remembrance of Shiva as the inner refuge; this is the practical takeaway even when no explicit ritual is stated.