Shloka 31

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

यावत्प्रभृति मे त्यक्ता स्वतनुर्दक्षजा सुराः । पितृतोऽनादरं दृष्ट्वा स्वामिनस्तत्क्रतौ गता

Transliteration

yāvatprabhṛti me tyaktā svatanurdakṣajā surāḥ | pitṛto'nādaraṃ dṛṣṭvā svāminastatkratau gatā

Translation

เหล่าเทพทั้งหลาย! นับตั้งแต่ที่ข้าละทิ้งร่างกายของข้าในฐานะธิดาของทักษะ—เมื่อได้เห็นความไม่ให้เกียรติที่บิดาของข้าแสดงต่อพระสวามีของข้า—พวกเขาก็ได้ไปยังพิธีบูชายัญของเจ้านายของพวกเขา

Word by Word

• यावत्-प्रभृति: since then, from that time onward
• यावत्-प्रभृति: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (since/from the time when)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्यक्ता: abandoned, forsaken
• त्यक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) → त्यक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग; ‘(I was) abandoned’

• स्वतनुः: (my) own body
• स्वतनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वा तनुः)

• दक्षजा: born of Dakṣa (Dakṣa’s daughter)
• दक्षजा: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य जा = Dakṣa’s daughter)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पितृतः: from (my) father
• पितृतः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from (my) father’

• अनादरम्: disrespect, disregard
• अनादरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having seen’

• स्वामिनः: of (my) lord/husband
• स्वामिनः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्-क्रतौ: in that sacrifice (rite)
• तत्-क्रतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य क्रतौ = in that sacrifice)

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘went/had gone’ (agreeing with implied feminine plural, e.g., देव्यो/स्त्रियः)

Speaker

Pārvatī (speaking while recalling Satī’s history in the Dakṣa-yajña narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Somanātha

Sthala Purana: Dakṣa-yajña rupture and its aftermath are thematically adjacent to Somanātha’s purāṇic frame where Śiva restores and re-consecrates after loss; devotees read this as the Lord re-establishing sacred order after desecration.

Significance: Healing from dishonor and rupture; restoration of dharma and inner stability after ‘yajña-bhaṅga’ type crises.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: homa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Dakṣa-yajña crisis: a dharmic rupture that triggers destructive correction (samhāra) and later restoration through grace.

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Sati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights how ritual status and worldly allegiance shift with power, while Shaiva teaching emphasizes unwavering reverence for Pati (Shiva) beyond social honour or insult—true dharma is devotion, not mere participation in sacrifice.

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

The Dakṣa-yajña episode contrasts external yajña with inner bhakti; Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship centers on humble surrender and reverence, teaching that rites devoid of honour to Shiva become spiritually hollow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to prioritize Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a steady, non-reactive mind when facing disrespect.