Shloka 16

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

संस्तूयते सहस्त्रांशुः सामगाध्वर्युहोतृभिः / पश्यैनं विश्वकर्माणं रुद्रमूर्ति त्रयीमयम्

Transliteration

saṃstūyate sahastrāṃśuḥ sāmagādhvaryuhotṛbhiḥ / paśyainaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ rudramūrti trayīmayam

Translation

సహస్రాంశువు (సూర్యుడు) సామగానకులు, అధ్వర్యులు, హోతృలు స్తుతిస్తారు. ఆయనను చూడు—విశ్వకర్మ, రుద్రమూర్తి, వేదత్రయీమయుడు।

Word by Word

• संस्तूयते: is praised
• संस्तूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive) उपसर्गः सम्

• सहस्रांशुः: the thousand-rayed (Sun)
• सहस्रांशुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सामगाध्वर्युहोतृभिः: by Sāmaga-s, Adhvaryu-s, and Hotṛ-s (priests)
• सामगाध्वर्युहोतृभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग + अध्वर्यु + होतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सामगाश्च अध्वर्यवश्च होतारश्च)

• पश्य: see!
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनाफोरिक/अनिर्दिष्ट-प्रयोग (enam)

• विश्वकर्माणम्: Viśvakarman / maker of all
• विश्वकर्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य कर्मा/कर्ता)

• रुद्रमूर्तिम्: having Rudra as (his) form
• रुद्रमूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य मूर्तिः)

• त्रयीमयम्: consisting of the Vedic triad
• त्रयीमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयी + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्रय्या मयः) विशेषण (विश्वकर्माणम्/एनम्)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta-style narration) describing the rite and its deity-focus

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sahasrāṃśu (Sūrya)
• Viśvakarman
• Rudra
• Trayī (Ṛg-Yajus-Sāman)
• Sāmagāḥ
• Adhvaryu
• Hotṛ

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By identifying the praised deity as “Trayīmaya” (made of the Vedic triad) and as “Viśvakarman” (the cosmic maker), the verse points to a single all-pervading Lord who is known through revelation (Veda) and manifests as the world-order—an Īśvara who is both immanent in creation and worthy of contemplative recognition (“behold Him”).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds dhyāna through Vedic upāsanā: concentrated “beholding” (paśya) of the deity while sustaining mantra-praise in a disciplined ritual setting. In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such Veda-rooted worship becomes a preparatory limb for inner steadiness (ekāgratā) that supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation of Īśvara.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It presents a non-sectarian identification: the Sun is praised as Rudra-formed while simultaneously being the Veda-embodied cosmic artisan. This aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where one Supreme Lord is addressed through multiple divine forms, harmonizing Shaiva (Rudra) and broader Vaiṣṇava-Purāṇic devotion under a single Īśvara.