Shloka 41

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

तथा तेन समं रेजे तदा दाक्षायिणि मुने । यथा हरः क्षणमपि शांतिमाप तया विना

Transliteration

tathā tena samaṃ reje tadā dākṣāyiṇi mune | yathā haraḥ kṣaṇamapi śāṃtimāpa tayā vinā

Translation

أيها الحكيم، في ذلك الحين أشرقت ابنة دكشا (ساتي) بضياءٍ مساوٍ إلى جانبه؛ لأن هارا (شيفا) لم ينل السكينة ولو لحظةً واحدة إذا كان بدونها.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thus/so)

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samam: together
• samam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—together/equally

• reje: shone / was splendid
• reje: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• dākṣāyiṇi: in/with Dākṣāyiṇī (Satī)
• dākṣāyiṇi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dākṣāyiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन; (सती-नाम)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kṣaṇam: for a moment
• kṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण-द्वितीया (accusative of duration)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even)

• śāntim: peace
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āpa: attained
• āpa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable 'without'), तृतीया अपेक्षा

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights the inseparability of Śiva (Pati) and Śakti: peace and auspiciousness are complete when Consciousness is united with its own divine power, teaching devotees to seek wholeness through Shiva-centered devotion.

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

In Linga/Saguṇa worship, Śiva is adored together with His Śakti—symbolically as the union of the Linga with the yoni/Śakti principle—affirming that grace and fulfillment arise from honoring Shiva-Shakti as one reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Shakti unity while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform simple Linga-pūjā with calmness (śānti-bhāva), dedicating the mind to Śiva as the source of inner peace.