Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body

Devanagari script

एवंभूतस्तदा यज्ञो विघ्नो जातो दुरात्मनः । ब्रह्मबंधोश्च दक्षस्य शंकरद्रोहिणो मुने

Transliteration

evaṃbhūtastadā yajño vighno jāto durātmanaḥ | brahmabaṃdhośca dakṣasya śaṃkaradrohiṇo mune

Translation

ดูก่อนฤๅษี ครั้นนั้นพิธียัญก็ปั่นป่วนและเกิดอุปสรรคขึ้น เพราะทักษะผู้ใจชั่ว ผู้เป็นเพียง ‘พรหมพันธุ’ และเป็นผู้ทรยศต่อพระศังกร.

Word by Word

• एवंभूतः: such / thus become
• एवंभूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + भूत (भू-धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); भूत-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘भूत’; अव्ययीभावसमासः: एवम्-भूतः = ‘thus become/such’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• यज्ञः: the sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विघ्नः: an obstacle
• विघ्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यज्ञस्य विशेषणरूपेण (as predicate noun)

• जातः: arose / became
• जातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (became/was born)

• दुरात्मनः: of the wicked one
• दुरात्मनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: दुरः आत्मा यस्य (as a lexical compound)

• ब्रह्म-बन्धोः: of the ‘brahmin-kin’ (brahmin only in name)
• ब्रह्म-बन्धोः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ब्रह्मणः बन्धुः (brahmin only by relation/name)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शंकर-द्रोहिणः: of the one who is hostile to Śaṅkara
• शंकर-द्रोहिणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर + द्रोहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शंकरस्य द्रोही

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Dakṣa’s yajña becomes vighna (obstructed) due to Śaṅkara-droha; the Purāṇic principle is that sacrifice lacking Śiva’s honor collapses into disorder.

Significance: Didactic: warns pilgrims/ritualists that external yajña without devotion and humility invites vighna; reinforces Śiva as yajña’s inner lord (yajñapati).

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ritual order (yajña) destabilized—an omen of impending Rudra-prakopa and cosmic rebalancing.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual power collapses when driven by ego and Shiva-aparādha (offense to Śiva). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, devotion to Pati (Śiva) is essential; otherwise, karma-based rites become obstructed and spiritually sterile.

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

Dakṣa’s hostility to Śaṅkara implies rejection of Saguna Śiva worship (the Lord approached with form, grace, and devotion). The verse underscores that honoring Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā—is central; denying Him disrupts even grand Vedic ceremonies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to perform yajña and daily worship with Śiva-bhakti—reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintaining humility—so that rites are free from ‘vighna’ born of pride and disrespect.