Shloka 30
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
यया धाता जगत्सृष्टौ नियुक्तस्तां पुराकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
yayā dhātā jagatsṛṣṭau niyuktastāṃ purākarot | tāṃ tvāṃ namāmi paramāṃ jagaddhātrīṃ maheśvarīm
ആദിയിൽ ധാതാ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) ജഗത്സൃഷ്ടിയുടെ കര്മ്മത്തിലേക്ക് നിയുക്തനായത് ആരുടെ ശക്തിയാലോ—ആ പരമ ജഗദ്ധാത്രി മഹേശ്വരിയെ ഞാൻ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു।
Sati (addressing Maheshvari/Adi Shakti in praise)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: यया धाता जगत्सृष्टौ नियुक्तस्तां पुराकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Primordial commissioning (niyoga) of Dhātā/Brahmā for jagat-sṛṣṭi at the beginning of manifestation.
FAQs
The verse affirms that the Goddess (Maheshvarī/Śakti) is the supreme sustaining power (Jagaddhātrī) through whom even Brahmā is empowered and commissioned for creation—highlighting Shiva-Shakti as the ultimate ground of cosmic order and grace.
In Saguna worship, the Liṅga signifies Shiva as Pati (Lord), while this verse stresses that His manifest power operates as Śakti (Maheshvarī). Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana is thus implicitly Shiva-Shakti worship—honoring consciousness and its creative-sustaining energy together.
A practical takeaway is devotional salutation (namāmi) with japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while contemplating Shiva as the Lord and Maheshvarī as Jagaddhātrī, the sustaining grace behind all actions and creation.