Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते सति देवेन देवी हिमगिरीन्द्रजा । भद्रं भद्रं च संप्रेक्ष्य वत्सं धेनुरिवौरसम्

Transliteration

ityukte sati devena devī himagirīndrajā | bhadraṃ bhadraṃ ca saṃprekṣya vatsaṃ dhenurivaurasam

Translation

தேவன் இவ்வாறு கூறியபோது, இமவத் மன்னனின் மகளான தேவி ‘பத்ரம், பத்ரம்’ என்று மங்கலமான அன்புடன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நோக்கினாள்; பசு தன் மார்பருகே உள்ள கன்றை நோக்குவது போல.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• उक्ते: when said
• उक्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘when (it was) said’

• सति: when/while (it) was so
• सति: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट् सहायक (‘while/when being’)

• देवेन: by the god (Śiva)
• देवेन: कर्ता (Agent in passive; कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हिमगिरीन्द्रजा: daughter of Himagiri (Himālaya)
• हिमगिरीन्द्रजा: कर्तृसम्बन्ध/अपपद-विशेषण (Appositive epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमगिरि + इन्द्र + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हिमगिरि-इन्द्रस्य जा (genitive-tatpurusha)

• भद्रम्: goodness/auspicious (word: ‘good!’)
• भद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of implied speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; here as interjectional object of utterance

• भद्रम्: good!
• भद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of implied speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संप्रेक्ष्य: having gazed at
• संप्रेक्ष्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having looked at’

• वत्सम्: the child/son (calf)
• वत्सम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• धेनुः: a cow
• धेनुः: कर्ता (Karta; simile agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; उपमान (simile subject)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-सम्बन्ध (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (simile particle)

• औरसम्: own (born of one’s body)
• औरसम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; वत्सम् विशेषयति

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays śubha-dṛṣṭi—an auspicious, grace-filled gaze—showing how divine speech awakens loving recognition in Śakti; in Shaiva thought, such tenderness symbolizes anugraha (bestowing grace) that nurtures the soul toward freedom.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion: the Lord is approached through personal relationship and felt presence. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to behold Shiva with steady, auspicious attention (bhadra-dṛṣṭi), transforming reverence into intimate bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna with śubha-bhāva: after japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), hold a calm, affectionate gaze on the Shiva-linga (or Shiva’s form) as an inner act of reverent tenderness; this supports steadiness of mind and devotion.