Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

नामान्यन्यानि तस्यास्तु पश्चाज्जातानि लोकतः । महामंगलदान्येव दुःखघ्नानि विशेषतः

Transliteration

nāmānyanyāni tasyāstu paścājjātāni lokataḥ | mahāmaṃgaladānyeva duḥkhaghnāni viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ಅನಂತರ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಳ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ನಾಮಗಳೂ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯಾದವು. ಅವು ಮಹಾಮಂಗಳವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವವು; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ದುಃಖ‑ಶೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುವವು.

Word by Word

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject/object depending on ellipsis; here subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ विशेषणम्

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (but/indeed)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards)

• जातानि: arose; came to be
• जातानि: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ सह (having arisen/come into being)

• लोकतः: from the world/people
• लोकतः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; स्रोत/उत्पत्त्यर्थे (from the people/world)

• महामङ्गलदानि: bestowing great auspiciousness
• महामङ्गलदानि: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (धातु) → दानि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (महामङ्गल + दानि ‘giving great auspiciousness’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic: indeed/only)

• दुःखघ्नानि: destroying sorrow
• दुःखघ्नानि: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (दुःख + घ्न = ‘destroying sorrow’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ विशेषणम्

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Parvati
• Shiva
• Devi

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Devī’s names, as they become established in the world, function as śakti-filled supports for devotion—granting auspiciousness (maṅgala) and removing sorrow (duḥkha) through remembrance and praise.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship includes honoring Shiva together with His Śakti; chanting the Devī’s names complements Linga worship by invoking the compassionate power through which Shiva’s grace becomes accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Nāma-japa—repeating the Devī’s auspicious names with faith—is implied as a simple sādhana for relief from distress and for cultivating maṅgala; it may be paired with Shiva-focused practice such as Panchakshara japa.