Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

दक्षस्तुभ्यं सुतां स्वां च स्वयमेव प्रदास्यति । अहं चापि वदिष्यामि त्वद्वाक्यं तत्समक्षतः

Transliteration

dakṣastubhyaṃ sutāṃ svāṃ ca svayameva pradāsyati | ahaṃ cāpi vadiṣyāmi tvadvākyaṃ tatsamakṣataḥ

Translation

Chính Dakṣa sẽ tự tay gả con gái của mình cho Ngài. Và con cũng sẽ nói lại chính những lời của Ngài trước mặt ông ấy, đối diện trực tiếp.

Word by Word

• दक्षः: Daksha
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• स्वाम्: his own
• स्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb), ‘by himself’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis ‘indeed/only’

• प्रदास्यति: will give
• प्रदास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), also

• वदिष्यामि: I will speak
• वदिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘त्वद्-’ (before vowel)

• वाक्यम्: statement/word
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• समक्षतः: in (their) presence
• समक्षतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्षतः (अव्यय; समक्ष)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb), ‘in the presence of’

Speaker

Lord Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights the working of divine order (dharma) through cosmic authorities: Brahmā assures that worldly obstacles will be resolved and that the destined union will be formalized openly, indicating that Shiva’s līlā unfolds through both transcendence and social rites.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it frames Shiva’s saguna līlā—his participation in worldly dharmic procedures like marriage—showing that devotion to Shiva includes honoring his manifested play, not only abstract nirguṇa contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadiness in vow and remembrance of Shiva while awaiting outcomes—supporting japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as a stabilizing practice in times of delay or social opposition.