Shloka 50

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

तत्रास्तु विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा वा शचीशो वा यमोपि वा । अपि चाद्यैव तान्सर्वान्पातयस्व प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

tatrāstu viṣṇurbrahmā vā śacīśo vā yamopi vā | api cādyaiva tānsarvānpātayasva prayatnataḥ

Translation

«ليكن الأمر هناك—سواء كان فيشنو، أو براهما، أو إندرا (سيّد شَچي)، أو حتى يَما. بل اليومَ نفسه، وبكل وسيلةٍ وبتمام الجهد، اطرَحْهم جميعًا أرضًا.»

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place

• astu: let there be / may there be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative/benedictive sense), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle

• śacīśaḥ: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• śacīśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: śacī (genitive relation) + īśa

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (also)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle

• tān: those (them)
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; pronoun

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; agreeing with tān

• pātayasva: make (them) fall / strike down
• pātayasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (पत् धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative (णिजन्त) of √pat: ‘cause to fall’

• prayatnataḥ: with effort, earnestly
• prayatnataḥ: Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ablative (तसिल्/तस्) from noun: ‘from effort’ → ‘with effort’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as Rudra, issuing a command within the Satī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra
• Yama
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse asserts Rudra’s supreme governance (Pati-tattva) over all cosmic offices—creation (Brahmā), preservation (Viṣṇu), rulership (Indra), and retribution/death (Yama)—teaching that spiritual refuge ultimately lies in Shiva, not in any limited authority.

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

In Shaiva Siddhānta-oriented reading, Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga and as Rudra) is the accessible Lord who subdues pride and restores dharma; Linga-worship trains the devotee in surrender to that highest Lord beyond the functions represented by other devas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is humility and śaraṇāgati (surrender): daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa can be adopted to internalize Shiva’s lordship and reduce egoic attachment to power.