Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

देया तस्मै मया पुत्री तदर्थं परिकल्पिता । ममाभीष्टमिदं कार्यं त्वद्वाक्यादधिकं पुनः

Transliteration

deyā tasmai mayā putrī tadarthaṃ parikalpitā | mamābhīṣṭamidaṃ kāryaṃ tvadvākyādadhikaṃ punaḥ

Translation

「我は彼に娘を授けよう。娘はまさにその目的のために定められている。この務めは我が心の願い—まことに、改めて言えば、汝の言葉にも増して切実である。」

Word by Word

• देया: (she) should be given
• देया: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + य (प्रत्यय) → देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय-भावः (to be given)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: हेतु (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-तत्पुरुषः; अर्थे—हेतु/प्रयोजन (for that purpose)

• परिकल्पिता: has been arranged
• परिकल्पिता: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु) → परिकल्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (having been arranged/appointed)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अभीष्टम्: desired
• अभीष्टम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + इष् (धातु) → अभीष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेष्य/कर्म (Referent; here qualifying ‘कार्यं’/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• कार्यम्: task; matter to be done
• कार्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive used as noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• त्वद्वाक्यात्: than your word; from your statement
• त्वद्वाक्यात्: अपादान (Source/Comparison point/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘your’ + ‘statement’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• अधिकम्: greater; more
• अधिकम्: विधेय (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तुलनार्थे (comparative sense: more/greater)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Daksha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights daiva (divine ordination) and sankalpa (resolved intent): Sati’s destiny is aligned with Shiva, indicating that sacred union serves the cosmic purpose and the soul’s movement toward the Lord (Pati) beyond worldly calculations.

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

By accepting Shiva as the rightful recipient of Sati, the narrative affirms Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord worthy of relationship, devotion, and surrender—foundational attitudes that later mature into Linga-worship as a stable, reverent focus for bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sankalpa with devotion: perform japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating surrender to Shiva’s will, offering one’s intentions as service rather than ego-driven desire.