Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

पालिता साथ वीरिण्या दक्षेण च महात्मना । ववृधे शुक्लपक्षस्य यथा शशिकलान्वहम्

Transliteration

pālitā sātha vīriṇyā dakṣeṇa ca mahātmanā | vavṛdhe śuklapakṣasya yathā śaśikalānvaham

Translation

Được Vīriṇī và Dakṣa đại tâm chăm sóc nuôi dưỡng, nàng lớn lên từng ngày—như vầng trăng tăng dần các phần sáng trong nửa tháng trăng tỏ.

Word by Word

• पालिता: was nurtured/protected
• पालिता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Anvaya (अन्वय/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• वीरिण्या: by Vīriṇī
• वीरिण्या: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महात्मना: great-souled
• महात्मना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of दक्षेण)

• ववृधे: grew
• ववृधे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शुक्ल-पक्षस्य: of the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive; time-reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘bright fortnight’), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamāna/Prakāra (उपमान/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• शशि-कलान्: the moon’s phases/digits
• शशि-कलान्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with implied ‘attains/assumes’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (moon’s digits/phases), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अन्वहम्: day by day
• अन्वहम्: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्वहम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ‘day by day’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Virini
• Sati

FAQs

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

Sati’s steady growth is portrayed as an auspicious, divinely guided unfolding—hinting that her destiny is aligned with devotion to Shiva, even while she is raised within Daksha’s household.

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

Though the verse is descriptive, it prepares the Sati narrative where devotion to Saguna Shiva (the personal Lord) becomes central; her increasing radiance parallels the ripening of bhakti that culminates in Shiva-oriented worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is gradual daily cultivation: regular japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) are implied by the ‘day by day’ growth motif.