Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra

Devanagari script

गृहीत्वा रुद्रकन्ये द्वे विवीजतुरुभे शुभे । तदाचामरयोर्मध्ये देव्या वदनमाबभौ

Transliteration

gṛhītvā rudrakanye dve vivījaturubhe śubhe | tadācāmarayormadhye devyā vadanamābabhau

Translation

ครั้นแล้วธิดาทั้งสองผู้เป็นมงคลแห่งพระรุทระถือชามระทั้งคู่ โบกอย่างอ่อนโยน ในขณะนั้นเอง ระหว่างชามระทั้งสอง พระพักตร์ของพระเทวีส่องประกายรุ่งโรจน์

Word by Word

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having taken/holding’

• रुद्र-कन्ये: two daughters of Rudra
• रुद्र-कन्ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य कन्ये’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘कन्ये’ इति विशेषण

• विवीजतुः: they fanned
• विवीजतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-वीज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• उभे: both
• उभे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘रुद्रकन्ये’ इति विशेषण

• शुभे: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘रुद्रकन्ये’ इति विशेषण

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb) ‘then’

• चामरयोः: of the two cāmaras (fans)
• चामरयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessive relation to ‘मध्ये’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वदनम्: face
• वदनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) of ‘आबभौ’
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आबभौ: shone forth, appeared radiant
• आबभौ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Devi (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It presents Devi’s manifest (saguṇa) radiance as worthy of reverent service, showing that loving attendance (seva) to Shiva-Shakti purifies the devotee’s mind and turns attention toward the divine presence.

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

Just as the Liṅga is honored through upacāras (ritual services), the Goddess is honored here through chamara-seva; the verse highlights embodied devotion as a valid Shaiva path that leads the mind from form to the formless Reality (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests upacāra-bhakti—offering respectful service in worship (like fanning, waving, or attending), while inwardly holding steady remembrance of Shiva-Shakti, ideally supported by japa of the Panchakshara mantra.