Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

मम पुत्रोपरि कृतो देवानुग्रह ईश्वर । स्वापमानमगणयन् दक्षयज्ञं समुद्धर

Transliteration

mama putropari kṛto devānugraha īśvara | svāpamānamagaṇayan dakṣayajñaṃ samuddhara

Translation

โอ้พระอีศวร พระกรุณาของเหล่าเทพได้ประทานแก่บุตรของข้าพเจ้าแล้ว ขอพระองค์ทรงไม่ทรงนับความอัปยศที่เกิดแก่พระองค์ และโปรดกู้ยัญของทักษะให้ฟื้นคืนและตั้งมั่นอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• putra-upari: upon (my) son
• putra-upari: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition-like adverb ‘upon/over’; governs locative sense; treated as avyaya phrase

• kṛtaḥ: done/bestowed
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘anugrahaḥ’

• deva-anugrahaḥ: divine favor/grace
• deva-anugrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (of ‘kṛtaḥ’ as predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘favor of the gods’ or ‘divine favor’); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• sva-apamānam: your own insult
• sva-apamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + apamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘one’s own insult’); Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• agaṇayan: not considering/ignoring
• agaṇayan: Karta (कर्ता) (of the action ‘samuddhara’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gaṇ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; with privative a-: ‘not counting/regarding’

• dakṣa-yajñam: Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• dakṣa-yajñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Dakṣa’s sacrifice’); Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samuddhara: lift up/restore
• samuddhara: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: uddhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्/loṭ), 2nd Person (मध्यम-पुरुष), Singular; with prefix sam-

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Dakṣa-yajña episode functions as a paradigmatic ‘sthala’ of Śiva’s wrath and subsequent restoration: the sacrifice is first shattered (adharma checked) and then lifted up by Śiva’s grace, establishing Śiva as yajña-pati beyond ritual formalism.

Significance: Teaches that ritual (yajña) is perfected only when aligned with devotion and humility toward Śiva; restoration symbolizes anugraha after aparādha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: मम पुत्रोपरि कृतो देवानुग्रह ईश्वर । स्वापमानमगणयन् दक्षयज्ञं समुद्धर

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Devas
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose compassion can restore cosmic order even after grave offense; true welfare arises when ego is set aside and one seeks Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Shiva—personally addressed as Īśvara—who responds to sincere supplication; it supports devotional worship where the Lord’s mercy, not ritual pride, perfects sacrifice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is humility and propitiation of Shiva through mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady remembrance rather than mere ritual display.