Shloka 27

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

वीरिणोसंभवां दृष्ट्वा दक्षस्तां जगदम्बिकाम् । नमस्कृत्य करौ बद्ध्वा बहु तुष्टाव भक्तितः

Transliteration

vīriṇosaṃbhavāṃ dṛṣṭvā dakṣastāṃ jagadambikām | namaskṛtya karau baddhvā bahu tuṣṭāva bhaktitaḥ

Translation

ครั้นดักษะได้เห็นชคทัมพิกา มารดาแห่งจักรวาล ผู้บังเกิดจากวีริณา ก็กราบนอบน้อม ประนมมือแล้วสรรเสริญด้วยภักติเป็นเวลายาวนาน

Word by Word

• वीरिण-उद्भवाम्: born from reeds/grass
• वीरिण-उद्भवाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरिण (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वीरिणात्/वीरिणे उद्भवा = ‘born from grass/reeds’ (epithet)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund) = having seen

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: कर्ता (Karta/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; pronoun referring to the goddess

• जगदम्बिकाम्: the Mother of the world
• जगदम्बिकाम्: कर्म (Karma/object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः अम्बिका = ‘Mother of the world’

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (gerund): नमस्कृत्य = having saluted (lit. having done ‘namas’)

• करौ: (his) two hands
• करौ: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; ‘two hands’

• बद्ध्वा: having joined (in reverence)
• बद्ध्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund): having bound/joined

• बहु: greatly
• बहु: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘much, greatly’

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भक्तितः: from devotion / devoutly
• भक्तितः: हेतु (Hetu/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative used adverbially ‘out of devotion’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; Dakṣa’s namaskāra and extended praise establish Satī as Jagadambikā and foreshadow the later theological tension of ego (ahaṃkāra) versus surrender (śaraṇāgati).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Jagadambika (Sati/Devi)
• Virini (Prasuti)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through humility—darśana (seeing the Divine), namaskāra (bowing), and añjali (folded hands). In Shaiva understanding, sincere reverence to the Divine Mother supports inner purification and prepares the devotee for Shiva-tattva realization.

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

Although the verse centers on Devī (Satī/Jagadambikā), the Sati Khanda frames her as inseparable from Shiva’s saguna manifestation and grace. Respectful stuti and pranāma mirror the devotee’s approach to Shiva in Linga worship—devotion first, then deeper contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali-mudrā and namaskāra before the deity, followed by stuti (praise) with focused mind. As a Shaiva takeaway, this can be paired with quiet japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize devotion and attention.