Shloka 49
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
तदोमेति नाम चक्रे तस्या दक्षस्तदाज्ञया । प्रशस्तायास्सर्वगुणसत्त्वादपि मुदान्वितः
tadometi nāma cakre tasyā dakṣastadājñayā | praśastāyāssarvaguṇasattvādapi mudānvitaḥ
แล้วตามคำสั่งของนาง ทักษะได้ตั้งนามให้นางว่า “โอมā” เขาปีติยินดีและสรรเสริญนางผู้ควรสรรเสริญนั้น เพราะสภาวะของนางเปี่ยมด้วยคุณธรรมอันประเสริฐทั้งปวง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that Satī’s divine nature is recognized through her qualities (guṇas) and that a sacred name is not mere convention but an expression of her śakti and auspicious essence, inspiring reverence and devotion.
In Shaiva Siddhānta, devotion to Śiva is inseparable from honoring Śakti. By praising Satī’s virtues and receiving her sacred name, the narrative prepares the devotee to approach Saguna Śiva (and the Liṅga) with humility, purity, and recognition of divine grace manifest in form.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (contemplation of divine names) with bhāva: repeating sacred names of Śiva-Śakti while cultivating the virtues praised—purity, auspiciousness, and devotion—alongside regular Shaiva practices like japa of the Pañcākṣarī.