Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

आविर्बभूव पुरतो मातुस्सद्यस्तदा मुने । मुहूर्ते सुखदे चन्द्रग्रहतारानुकूलके

Transliteration

āvirbabhūva purato mātussadyastadā mune | muhūrte sukhade candragrahatārānukūlake

Translation

圣者啊，就在那一刻，她即刻在母亲面前显现；那是吉祥、赐乐之时，月亮、诸行星与群星皆呈祥顺。

Word by Word

• आविः: manifestly / visibly
• आविः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial particle) ‘manifestly/appearing’

• बभूव: appeared / became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

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

• मुहूर्ते: at an auspicious moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुखदे: bestowing happiness
• सुखदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मुहूर्ते’)

• चन्द्र-ग्रह-तारा-अनुकूलके: favorable with respect to moon, planets, and stars
• चन्द्र-ग्रह-तारा-अनुकूलके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘चन्द्रेण ग्रहैः ताराभिः च अनुकूलः’ इति; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मुहूर्ते’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Satī’s advent as a cosmically sanctioned manifestation with favorable graha-tārā alignment, a common Purāṇic marker of divine descent (avatāra/āvirbhāva).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Favorable planetary configuration (candra-graha-tārā-anukūla) marking a divine manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights divine anugraha (grace): the Goddess manifests at a perfectly auspicious time, indicating that her appearance is not ordinary birth but a sacred descent aligned with cosmic order.

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

The favorable cosmic signs underscore Saguna worship—Shiva’s grace is experienced through tangible events in time and space, preparing the devotee to recognize the Lord and the Goddess through sacred forms and narratives, including Linga-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose an auspicious muhurta for japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and perform simple purity rites (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra if practiced), aligning personal devotion with sattvic timing and intention.