Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

तस्यां तु जातमात्रायां सुप्रीतोऽसौ प्रजापतिः । सैव देवीति तां मेने दृष्ट्वा तां तेजसोल्बणाम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tu jātamātrāyāṃ suprīto'sau prajāpatiḥ | saiva devīti tāṃ mene dṛṣṭvā tāṃ tejasolbaṇām

Translation

然而她一出生，那位生主（Prajāpati，达克沙 Dakṣa）便欢喜无量。见她光辉炽盛，他认定她无异于女神天后（Devī）亲临。

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her / in that (female)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• जात-मात्रायाम्: when (she was) just born
• जात-मात्रायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः—‘जातं मात्रम्’ = ‘just born’; विशेषण (qualifying ‘तस्याम्’)

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed / alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-पूर्वक नामनिर्देश

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मेने: thought / considered
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेजसः-उल्बणाम्: abounding in radiance
• तेजसः-उल्बणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘तेजसः उल्बणा’ = ‘abounding in splendor’; विशेषण (qualifying ‘ताम्’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse highlights recognition (pratyabhijñā-like) of Devī’s divinity through her tejas, functioning as a narrative ‘seal’ that the birth is grace-bestowing.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Sati
• Devi

FAQs

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

It highlights the unmistakable signs of divinity—tejas (radiant spiritual potency)—by which the Goddess (Śakti) is recognized, indicating that the Divine can manifest perceptibly within worldly birth while remaining transcendent.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva is worshipped together with Śakti; recognizing Sati as Devi reflects the inseparable unity of Shiva and Shakti, the same unity honored in Linga worship where the Divine is approached through a manifest form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on tejas—contemplating the Divine presence as inner radiance—supported by Shaiva aids like japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent worship of Shiva-Shakti in a chosen form.