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
मग त्याच वेळी हरि इत्यादी सर्व देवांनी जाणले की देवी वीरिणीच्या गर्भात प्रविष्ट झाली आहे. हे कळताच ते अत्यंत आनंदित झाले—शिवेच्छेचे शुभ प्राकट्य पाहून॥
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.