Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

सर्वथासीन्महाशोभा गमने जागदम्बिके । सुखारावस्संबभूव पूरितं भुवनत्रयम्

Transliteration

sarvathāsīnmahāśobhā gamane jāgadambike | sukhārāvassaṃbabhūva pūritaṃ bhuvanatrayam

Translation

ولمّا انطلقت جَغَدَمْبِكا في مسيرها، تجلّت البهاءُ من كلِّ وجه؛ وارتفع هتافٌ مفرِحٌ مبارك، فامتلأت به العوالمُ الثلاثة.

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way/altogether
• सर्वथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण; Indeclinable adverb

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• महाशोभा: great splendor
• महाशोभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; समासः: महती शोभा (कर्मधारय)

• गमने: in the going/departure
• गमने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जगत्-अम्बिके: O Mother of the world
• जगत्-अम्बिके: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular; समासः: जगतः अम्बिका (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सुखारावः: a pleasant sound/cheerful roar
• सुखारावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः: सुखस्य रावः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सम्बभूव: arose/came to be
• सम्बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• पूरितम्: filled
• पूरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (कृदन्त; √पॄ/पूर्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवनत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; समासः: त्रयाणि भुवनानि (द्विगु)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse portrays the cosmic auspiciousness (maṅgala-dhvani) that fills the three worlds as the Mother of the Universe sets forth—an archetype for śakti’s beneficent presence.

Significance: Affirms that Śiva-Śakti’s movements are cosmic events; hearing/participating in such maṅgala-śabda (auspicious acclaim) is meritorious and purifying.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Jagadambikā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: The ‘three worlds filled with sound’ frames the journey as a cosmic-scale auspicious event (maṅgala-dhvani pervading bhuvana-traya).

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Devi as Jagadambikā whose movement itself becomes a cosmic auspiciousness—her śakti harmonizes the three worlds, indicating that divine presence produces inner and outer mangala (blessedness) for devotees.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Shiva (Pati) and Shakti are inseparable; the ‘joyous sound filling the three worlds’ points to Saguna worship where the devotee experiences palpable auspicious signs—supporting devotional reverence to Shiva-Linga as the living axis of grace accompanied by the Devi’s power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take the verse as a cue for mangala-bhāvanā: begin worship with audible japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a short prayer to Jagadambikā, cultivating the feeling that the heart-space is being ‘filled’ with auspicious sound and peace.