Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

ददौ दश सुता दक्षो धर्माय विधिवन्मुने । त्रयोदश कश्यपाय मुनये त्रिनवेंदवे

Transliteration

dadau daśa sutā dakṣo dharmāya vidhivanmune | trayodaśa kaśyapāya munaye trinaveṃdave

Translation

Dakṣa, theo đúng nghi lễ đã định, gả mười người con gái cho hiền giả Dharma; mười ba người cho hiền giả Kaśyapa; và hai mươi bảy người cho Soma, vị thần Mặt Trăng.

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द (numeral), here used adjectivally with sutāḥ; संख्या: 10

• सुताः: daughters
• सुताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• धर्माय: to Dharma
• धर्माय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: properly/according to rite
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्द (numeral), used adjectivally with sutāḥ (understood); संख्या: 13

• कश्यपाय: to Kaśyapa
• कश्यपाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मुनये: to the sage
• मुनये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; कश्यपाय इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• त्रिनवेंदवे: to the one of twenty-seven moons (i.e., Kaśyapa)
• त्रिनवेंदवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + नव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: त्रि-नव-इन्दु = 3+9 चन्द्राः (i.e., 27); बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/संख्यावाचक-नाम; कश्यपस्य विशेषणरूपेण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Dharma
• Kashyapa
• Soma (Chandra)

FAQs

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

It shows Dakṣa establishing worldly order through dharma and lineage by ritually giving his daughters in marriage—highlighting pravṛtti (worldly continuity) that later contrasts with Śiva’s transcendence and the path toward liberation.

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

By portraying ritual and social dharma as foundational yet limited, the narrative sets the stage for Śiva—worshipped as Saguna (with form, including the Liṅga) and also as the transcendent Lord—who surpasses mere ritual status and becomes the true refuge beyond pride and formality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes vidhivat (proper sacred procedure), implying disciplined worship; a Shaiva takeaway is to couple outer correctness with inner devotion—e.g., daily Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) rather than pride in ritual alone.