Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

तत्रागत्य च सर्वे ते तुष्टुवुर्जगदम्बिकाम् । लोकोपकारकरिणीं प्रणम्य च मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

tatrāgatya ca sarve te tuṣṭuvurjagadambikām | lokopakārakariṇīṃ praṇamya ca muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

Setibanya di sana, mereka semua memuji Jagadambikā, Ibu Alam Semesta. Berkali-kali mereka bersujud kepada-Nya, kerana Baginda ialah pemberi manfaat yang mengusahakan kesejahteraan segala dunia.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुषङ्ग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), ‘having come’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ते’ (देवाः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगत्-अम्बिकाम्: Mother of the world
• जगत्-अम्बिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः अम्बिका)

• लोक-उपकार-करिणीम्: benefactress of the world
• लोक-उपकार-करिणीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपकार (प्रातिपदिक) + करिणी (कृ धातोः ‘करिन्’ प्रातिपदिक, स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘लोकस्य उपकारं करोति या’); ‘जगदम्बिकाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुषङ्ग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), ‘having bowed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुहुः: again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय; द्विरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Jagadambika (Sati/Parvati)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through stuti (praise) and repeated praṇāma (prostration), recognizing the Divine Mother as Jagadambikā whose compassion sustains and uplifts the worlds—an attitude that purifies the devotee and supports the Shaiva goal of grace (anugraha).

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship includes honoring Shiva together with Shakti; praising Jagadambikā complements Linga worship by affirming that Shiva’s grace and power (śakti) operate for loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of beings), making devotion complete and relational.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily stotra-pāṭha and repeated namaskāra (praṇāma) with a bhakti mindset; one may pair it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offer reverence to Shiva-Shakti for the welfare of all beings.