Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra

Devanagari script

काचिच्च पुनरालेपं सुप्रसूतं शुभांजनम् । अन्याश्च सदृशास्तास्ता यथास्वमुचितक्रियाः

Transliteration

kācicca punarālepaṃ suprasūtaṃ śubhāṃjanam | anyāśca sadṛśāstāstā yathāsvamucitakriyāḥ

Translation

又有一些女子调制芬芳的涂身香膏，并备好吉祥的眼用安阇那（眼膏）；其余女子亦复如是，各各依其本分行诸仪轨与侍奉。

Word by Word

• kācit: a certain (woman)
• kācit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); sarvanāma-prayoga (सर्वनाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava/conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• punar: again/further
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ālepam: ointment/paste
• ālepam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• su-prasūtam: well-prepared/well-made
• su-prasūtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prasūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• śubha-añjanam: auspicious collyrium
• śubha-añjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha + añjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• anyāḥ: others (women)
• anyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava/conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• sadṛśāḥ: similar
• sadṛśāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• tāḥ: those (women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); sarvanāma

• tāḥ: those (same)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); punarukti for emphasis

• yathā: according as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā/niyama sense (यथार्थे)

• svam: one’s own (as appropriate)
• svam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); avyaya-prāya in yathā-svam (‘according to one’s own’)

• ucita-kriyāḥ: performing appropriate tasks
• ucita-kriyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa—‘ucitāḥ kriyāḥ yāsām’ (having suitable actions)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as careful, role-appropriate seva—outer purity and auspicious preparation offered with devotion, supporting inner orientation toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse depicts preparatory acts (anointing, auspicious items) that commonly accompany Saguna worship—honoring Shiva through orderly, beautiful offerings and respectful service that steadies the mind for pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests pūjā-preparation and disciplined seva: gathering and preparing auspicious materials with cleanliness and attentiveness, then offering them in a focused, devotional state (bhāva) before Shiva.