Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

उत्सवश्च महानासीद्गानवाद्यपुरस्सरम् । दक्षोसिक्नी मुदं लेभे शुभं दृष्ट्वा सुताननम्

Transliteration

utsavaśca mahānāsīdgānavādyapurassaram | dakṣosiknī mudaṃ lebhe śubhaṃ dṛṣṭvā sutānanam

Translation

歌と楽器の響きに先導されて、盛大な祝祭が催された。娘の吉祥なる面差しを見て、ダクシャとアシクニーは歓喜に満たされた。

Word by Word

• उत्सवः: festival
• उत्सवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महान्: great
• महान्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of उत्सवः)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गान-वाद्य-पुरःसरम्: preceded by songs and musical instruments
• गान-वाद्य-पुरःसरम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘preceded by singing and instruments’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of उत्सवम् understood/description)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उसीक्नी: Asiknī (Uśīkṇī)
• उसीक्नी: कर्ता (Karta/Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उसीक्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (Dakṣa’s wife)

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लेभे: obtained/felt
• लेभे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• शुभम्: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुताननम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा) ‘having seen’

• सुता-आननम्: the daughter’s face
• सुता-आननम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of दृष्ट्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘daughter’s face’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Asikni
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights śubha (auspiciousness) as a sign of dharmic harmony in worldly life, while foreshadowing that true auspiciousness ultimately culminates in devotion to Pati (Shiva), beyond mere familial pride.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it sets the stage for Sati’s destiny—her inner pull toward Saguna Shiva (the personal Lord) whose grace later becomes central, surpassing social celebrations and external status.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies cultivating śubha-bhāva (auspicious inner disposition); a practical takeaway is to accompany life’s rites with remembrance of Shiva—japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for sanctifying joy with devotion.