Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे सतीयात्रावर्णनं नामाष्टविंशोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe satīyātrāvarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭaviṃśodhyāyaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري شيفا مهابورانا»—ضمن التجميع الثاني «رودرا سمهِتا»، وفي قسمه الثاني «ساتي خَنْدَ»—يُختَتَم الفصل الثامن والعشرون المسمّى «وصف رحلة ساتي (حجّها)».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (thus/so)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः: (श्रीशिवस्य) महापुराणम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘in the Śrī-Śiva Mahāpurāṇa’

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the second (… )’

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: रुद्रस्य संहिता

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the second (section)’

• सती-खण्डे: in the Satī-khaṇḍa
• सती-खण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सत्याः खण्डः

• सती-यात्रा-वर्णनम्: (the chapter titled) ‘Description of Satī’s journey’
• सती-यात्रा-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: सत्या यात्रायाः वर्णनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामधेयार्थे (called/named)

• अष्टविंशः: twenty-eighth
• अष्टविंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: अष्ट + विंशति = 28 (twenty-eight)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (traditional Purāṇic framing narrator, concluding the chapter colophon)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti-vākya) marking the end of the chapter ‘Satī-yātrā-varṇana’; it is a textual framing device rather than a narrative verse.

Significance: Signals closure and transmission: emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) tradition and the Purāṇic pedagogy of sacred history.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of a section on Satī’s journey; spiritually, it frames the narrative as sacred instruction, emphasizing devotion (bhakti) and dharmic resolve in relation to Lord Śiva.

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

Though not a direct ritual verse, it situates the reader within the Satī Khaṇḍa where Saguna Śiva-bhakti is highlighted through divine relationships and exemplary conduct, which traditionally supports Linga-worship as devotion expressed through form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a concluding colophon, it implies study (svādhyāya) and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva-kathā as a devotional practice; one may pair reading with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”