Shloka 47

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

कृतो मयापराधोपि तव शंकर मूढतः । त्वद्गणेन कृतं युद्धं वीरभद्रेण पक्षतः

Transliteration

kṛto mayāparādhopi tava śaṃkara mūḍhataḥ | tvadgaṇena kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ vīrabhadreṇa pakṣataḥ

Translation

โอ้ศังกระ ด้วยความหลงผิด ข้าพเจ้าได้ล่วงเกินพระองค์จริง และฝ่ายพระองค์นั้น เหล่าคณะคณาของพระองค์พร้อมวีรภัทรได้ทำศึกสงคราม

Word by Word

• kṛtaḥ: done/committed
• kṛtaḥ: Karma (कर्म) (implied: ‘aparādhaḥ’ as done)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• aparādhaḥ: offence
• aparādhaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• śaṃkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• mūḍhataḥ: out of delusion/foolishly
• mūḍhataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), ‘from/through folly’

• tvad-gaṇena: by your attendants
• tvad-gaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘your troop’); Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• kṛtam: done/made
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agrees with ‘yuddham’

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• vīrabhadreṇa: by Vīrabhadra
• vīrabhadreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• pakṣataḥ: on the side/from the side
• pakṣataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), ‘from the side/part’

Speaker

Daksha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Virabhadra
• Shiva's Ganas
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights aparādha (offence) born of moha (delusion) and the Shaiva Siddhānta emphasis on repentance and surrender to Pati (Śiva), whose grace restores the fallen when ego is relinquished.

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

Daksha’s admission points to the folly of rejecting Saguna Śiva—Shiva accessible through worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā). Dishonor toward Śiva and his devotees (gaṇas) obstructs devotion; reverence and submission re-establish right worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prāyaścitta through Shiva-bhakti: recitation of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with humility, along with respectful conduct toward Shiva’s devotees; where appropriate, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa may be adopted as reminders of surrender.