Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति स्तुता जगन्माता शिवा दक्षेण धीमता । तथोवाच तदा दक्षं यथा माता शृणोति न
brahmovāca | iti stutā jaganmātā śivā dakṣeṇa dhīmatā | tathovāca tadā dakṣaṃ yathā mātā śṛṇoti na
برہما نے کہا—یوں دانا دکش کی ستائش سے جَگت ماتا شیوا (ستی) نے تب دکش سے خطاب کیا؛ مگر وہ گویا ماں کے کلام کو نظرانداز کرتا ہو، حقیقتاً سن نہ سکا۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that mere praise is incomplete without receptivity and humility; when ego (ahaṅkāra) blocks “listening,” even the Mother’s guidance cannot bear fruit—an implicit Shaiva lesson that grace (śakti/anugraha) is received through surrender.
Satī is addressed as Śivā—the inseparable Śiva-Śakti principle. In Saguna worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), devotion must be paired with obedience to dharma and inner transformation; otherwise ritual praise remains outward and fails to align the devotee with Śiva’s will.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and japa with humility—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with a vow to reduce pride before worship (pūjā) so the mind becomes receptive to Śiva’s grace.