Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

दक्षोयं भवते पत्नी स्वयं दास्यति कामिनीम् । आद्यः प्रजापतिर्यो हि यथेष्टं पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

dakṣoyaṃ bhavate patnī svayaṃ dāsyati kāminīm | ādyaḥ prajāpatiryo hi yatheṣṭaṃ puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

Hỡi Puruṣottama, chính Dakṣa này sẽ tự nguyện gả cho ngươi ái nữ của ông làm thê thất, nàng thiếu nữ đáng yêu. Bởi ông quả là Prajāpati nguyên thủy, hành động theo ý nguyện của mình.

Word by Word

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun ‘Dakṣa’

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• भवते: to you
• भवते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/भवन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; Dative singular ‘to you (hon.)’

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: oneself)

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘will give’

• कामिनीम्: a beloved woman
• कामिनीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• आद्यः: the first/primeval
• आद्यः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Kartu-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective qualifying प्रजापतिः

• प्रजापतिः: lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्रजानां पतिः)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to दक्षः

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• यथेष्टम्: as he wishes
• यथेष्टम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + इष्ट (अव्यय/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (adverb) ‘as desired/according to wish’

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the best of men (O supreme person)
• पुरुषोत्तमः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः) epithet used as predicate/apposition

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Sati Khanda marriage-alliance context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Marriage-alliance motif: Dakṣa, as Prajāpati, offers his daughter (Satī) to Śiva, initiating the karmic and cosmic sequence that later culminates in Dakṣa-yajña and Śiva’s corrective intervention.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It presents marriage and worldly order as ultimately governed by divine will: even Prajāpatis like Dakṣa act within the larger unfolding of Pati (Shiva) and cosmic dharma, reminding devotees that life-events become sanctified when aligned with Shiva’s purpose.

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

The verse situates Shiva as the accessible Saguna Lord who enters worldly relationships without being bound by them; Linga-worship similarly teaches devotees to see the transcendent Nirguna reality expressed through a sacred, worshipable form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to consecrate major life decisions with Shiva-bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā with water and bhasma remembrance, cultivating surrender to Shiva’s will.