Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

शिवेन स्थापिता स्वांके प्रीतियुक्तेन स्वप्रिया । प्रमोदिता वचोभिस्सा बहुमानपुरस्सरम्

Transliteration

śivena sthāpitā svāṃke prītiyuktena svapriyā | pramoditā vacobhissā bahumānapurassaram

Translation

وبمحبةٍ وضع شيفا حبيبته على حجره؛ وهي، وقد أُكرمت بتعظيمٍ عظيم، ابتَهجت بكلماته المفعمة بالمودة.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular

• स्थापिता: placed
• स्थापिता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate to implied ‘सा/स्वप्रिया’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापित (कृदन्त; √स्था/स्थापय् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — ‘placed/seated’

• स्वाङ्के: in (his) lap
• स्वाङ्के: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘in (his) own lap’

• प्रीतियुक्तेन: with affection
• प्रीतियुक्तेन: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘शिवेन’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular; तत्पुरुष ‘endowed with affection’

• स्वप्रिया: his beloved
• स्वप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता; subject of participles)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘his own beloved’

• प्रमोदिता: delighted
• प्रमोदिता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate to ‘स्वप्रिया’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमोदित (कृदन्त; √मुद् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — ‘delighted’

• वचोभिः: by words
• वचोभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — instrumental plural

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

• बहुमानपुरस्सरम्: with great respect
• बहुमानपुरस्सरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुमान + पुरस्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम् — ‘with respect in front/preceded by honor’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the gracious Lord) who uplifts the soul through love and honour; divine affection (prīti) becomes a spiritual force that nourishes devotion and steadies the heart toward liberation.

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

Though Linga worship often points to the formless Absolute, this verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—His tender, personal grace—showing that bhakti to the personal Lord naturally matures into reverence for the supreme reality the Linga signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice prīti-bhakti: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with respectful speech and a heart of honour (bahumāna), visualizing Shiva’s compassionate presence that consoles and elevates the devotee.