Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

गाणपत्यदानकथा

Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude

Devanagari script

स्वस्य त्रयोदशमितादक्षकन्या स्सुशीलिकाः । कश्यपस्य मुनेर्व्यास पत्न्यश्चासन्पतिव्रताः

Transliteration

svasya trayodaśamitādakṣakanyā ssuśīlikāḥ | kaśyapasya munervyāsa patnyaścāsanpativratāḥ

Translation

ダクシャの十三人の娘たちは、徳高く行い正しく、聖仙カश्यパの貞節にして夫に尽くす（パティヴラター）妻となった、ああヴィヤーサよ。

Word by Word

• स्वस्य: of his own
• स्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन; आत्मीयार्थ (reflexive possessive)

• त्रयोदश-मिताः: numbering thirteen
• त्रयोदश-मिताः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश + मित (मा धातु-क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'त्रयोदश-परिमाणाः' (measured as thirteen)

• दक्षकन्याः: daughters of Dakṣa
• दक्षकन्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): 'दक्षस्य कन्याः'

• सुशीलिकाः: well-natured, virtuous
• सुशीलिकाः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशीलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• कश्यपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन; यहाँ सम्बोधन (Vocative) रूपेण—हे व्यास

• पत्न्यः: wives
• पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• पतिव्रताः: devoted to their husbands
• पतिव्रताः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'पतौ व्रतम्/निष्ठा यस्याः' (husband-devoted)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Kashyapa
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma in the gṛhastha (householder) order—purity of conduct and fidelity—which Shaiva tradition treats as a stabilizing discipline that supports devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) and gradual inner purification.

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

Though narrative in tone, it reinforces that orderly dharmic living (such as pativratā conduct) becomes an outer support for Saguna Shiva worship—enabling steadiness in vrata, pūjā, and remembrance of Shiva without inner conflict.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is vrata-observance with purity—regular Shiva pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined conduct aligned with one’s āśrama.