Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

त्वञ्चापि दक्षयज्ञेस्मिन्नवदानार्थमागतः । अवदानं प्रयच्छामि तव चापि महाभुज

Transliteration

tvañcāpi dakṣayajñesminnavadānārthamāgataḥ | avadānaṃ prayacchāmi tava cāpi mahābhuja

Translation

നീയും ഈ ദക്ഷയജ്ഞത്തിൽ നിനക്കുള്ള നിശ്ചിത അവദാനം സ്വീകരിക്കാനായി വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ മഹാഭുജ, നിനക്കും നിന്റെ യജ്ഞഭാഗം ഞാൻ നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• दक्ष-यज्ञे: in Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• दक्ष-यज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (in Dakṣa's sacrifice)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-लिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (in this)

• अवदान-अर्थम्: for the offering/share
• अवदान-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवदान (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose); समासः—चतुर्थी/प्रयोजन-तत्पुरुष (for the sake of offering/share)

• आगतः: have come
• आगतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having come)

• अवदानम्: offering/share
• अवदानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छामि: I give
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तव: to you/for you
• तव: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक

• महाबुज: O mighty-armed one
• महाबुज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधन; समासः—कर्मधारय (great-armed)

Speaker

Daksha (as yajamāna, addressing a deva/participant at the sacrifice; narrated within Suta’s discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Set during Dakṣa’s yajña episode: the sacrificial arena becomes the stage where Śiva’s non-participation exposes the insufficiency of karma-kāṇḍa when severed from devotion to Pati (Śiva).

Significance: Didactic rather than tīrtha-specific: warns that ritual entitlement (oblation-shares) without recognition of Maheśa leads to spiritual failure.

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Daksha Yajna

FAQs

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

It highlights the karma-kāṇḍa mindset—treating sacred reality as a system of “shares” and entitlement—setting the stage for the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva teaching that devotion to Pati (Shiva) transcends ritual pride and transactional merit.

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

The Daksha Yajna episode contrasts external sacrifice with Shiva-centric worship: Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is offered with surrender and bhakti, not as a negotiated portion in a ritual economy—underscoring why Shiva is honored as the inner Lord of all yajñas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to shift from mere ritual formalism to Shiva-bhakti: remember Shiva as the yajña’s indwelling reality and support practice with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a devotional attitude rather than entitlement.