Shloka 13

दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः

Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

कृतपापास्सुरा सर्वे शिवे हि परमेश्वरे । पराददुर्यज्ञभागं तस्य शंभोर्विधे यतः

Transliteration

kṛtapāpāssurā sarve śive hi parameśvare | parādaduryajñabhāgaṃ tasya śaṃbhorvidhe yataḥ

Translation

เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงเมื่อมีบาปติดตัว จึงถวายส่วนแห่งยัญ (ยัชญภาค) แด่พระศิวะผู้เป็นปรเมศวร; เพราะพระองค์นั้นเองคือพระศัมภู โอ้พระพรหม ผู้ทรงกำหนดพิธียัญและส่วนอันควรแท้จริง

Word by Word

• कृतपापाः: sin-committing
• कृतपापाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): ‘कृतं पापं येषाम्’ (those who have committed sin); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• शिवे: in/with Shiva
• शिवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• परमेश्वरे: in the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound (कर्मधारय): परमः ईश्वरः; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पराददुः: they gave/handed over
• पराददुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• यज्ञभागम्: the sacrificial share/portion
• यज्ञभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): यज्ञस्य भागः; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• शंभोः: of Shambhu (Shiva)
• शंभोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• विधे: to the ordainer/creator (Vidhi/Brahmā)
• विधे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Causal relative indeclinable (हेतुवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Parameśvara (Pati), the ultimate Lord who sanctions ritual and its fruits; when the devas become spiritually “tainted” through error, they restore harmony by offering the yajña-share to Shiva, showing that grace and right orientation—not mere ritual mechanics—purify.

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

By declaring Shiva the rightful recipient and ordainer of yajña, the verse supports Saguna worship—offering, praise, and oblations to Shiva (often through the Linga as His accessible form). The Linga becomes the focal support for directing yajña and devotion to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to dedicate offerings and daily actions to Shiva with humility—e.g., Linga-pūjā with water and bilva leaves while mentally offering the “yajña-share” through japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), seeking purification through surrender.