Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे यज्ञप्रारंभो नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe yajñaprāraṃbho nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah berakhir bab kedua puluh tujuh, bertajuk “Permulaan Upacara Korban (Yajña)”, dalam bahagian kedua (Rudra Saṃhitā) Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, pada subbahagian kedua, Satī Khaṇḍa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक; महा+पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; agreeing with संहितायाम्

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; agreeing with खण्डे

• सती-खण्डे: in the Satī-khaṇḍa section
• सती-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• यज्ञ-प्रारम्भः: (chapter titled) ‘Beginning of the sacrifice’
• यज्ञ-प्रारम्भः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/Heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रारम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (particle indicating name)

• सप्तविंशः: twenty-seventh
• सप्तविंशः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Ordinal/cardinal used adjectivally

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/Heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter while addressing the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the closure of a chapter and its theme—Dakṣa’s yajña beginning—highlighting a Shaiva Siddhānta lesson: ritual (karma) without reverence for Pati (Śiva) becomes spiritually incomplete and can turn into bondage through ego.

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

By framing the narrative of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, it points to the Purāṇic contrast between external sacrificial display and true devotion to Saguna Śiva (often approached through Liṅga worship). The story contextually underscores honoring Śiva as the supreme Lord within all rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to sanctify all rituals with Śiva-bhakti—begin worship with remembrance of Śiva and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining humility so that rites become a means toward grace rather than pride.