Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
अथ तस्मिन्नवसरे सर्वे हर्यादयस्सुराः । ज्ञात्वा गर्भगतां देवीं वीरिण्यास्ते मुदं ययुः
atha tasminnavasare sarve haryādayassurāḥ | jñātvā garbhagatāṃ devīṃ vīriṇyāste mudaṃ yayuḥ
അപ്പോൾ തന്നേ ഹരി മുതലായ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും ദേവി വീരിണിയുടെ ഗർഭത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചതായി അറിഞ്ഞു. അത് അറിഞ്ഞ് അവർ പരമാനന്ദത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞു—ശിവസങ്കൽപത്തിന്റെ ശുഭപ്രകടനം കണ്ടുകൊണ്ട്॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Descent/incarnation of the Devī into Vīriṇī’s womb (avatāra-avataraṇa motif).
FAQs
It highlights the descent of the Goddess into embodied existence as part of Śiva–Śakti līlā: the devas rejoice because cosmic order is being re-established through Shakti’s manifest (saguṇa) participation in creation.
The devas’ joy reflects recognition of Śiva’s saguṇa governance of the cosmos—His will becomes visible through events like divine conception; such remembrance supports devotion to the Liṅga as the accessible sign of the transcendent (nirguṇa) Śiva in the world.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Śiva–Śakti and recite the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with gratitude for divine grace manifesting in one’s life.