Shloka 19

सतीविरहानन्तरं शम्भोश्चरितम् / Śiva’s Conduct After Satī’s Separation

Devanagari script

चुचुम्ब तन्मुखं स्नेहात्स्मित्वा क्रीडयदात्मजम् । सत्यभावात्स्वयं माता परमेशहितावहा

Transliteration

cucumba tanmukhaṃ snehātsmitvā krīḍayadātmajam | satyabhāvātsvayaṃ mātā parameśahitāvahā

Translation

Aus zärtlicher Liebe küsste sie sein Gesicht und spielte lächelnd mit ihrem eigenen Kind. Durch die Kraft ihres wahrhaftigen, unbeirrbaren Wesens wurde diese Mutter selbst zur Trägerin heilsamen Segens für Parameśa (Herrn Śiva).

Word by Word

• चुचुम्ब: kissed
• चुचुम्ब: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular)

• तत्-मुखम्: his face
• तत्-मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• स्नेहात्: out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• स्मित्वा: having smiled
• स्मित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having smiled)

• क्रीडयत्: playing
• क्रीडयत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• आत्मजम्: (her) son
• आत्मजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• सत्य-भावात्: due to true feeling/nature
• सत्य-भावात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः-प्रयोग (indeclinable: oneself)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• परम-ईश-हित-आवहा: bringing welfare to the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश-हित-आवहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; adjectival)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that pure love (sneha) and truth-founded sincerity (satya-bhāva) are spiritually potent; such śuddha-bhakti becomes auspicious and welfare-bearing even for the Lord’s manifested (saguṇa) līlā, revealing how divine grace moves through purity of heart.

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

The verse emphasizes saguṇa-līlā—Śiva’s accessible, relational presence—showing that devotion expressed through tenderness and sincerity is valid worship; the same inner satya and bhakti can be offered to the Śiva-liṅga as loving reverence rather than mere external ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice satya (truthfulness) and gentle bhakti as inner discipline; during Śiva-pūjā, chant the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a sincere, affectionate mind, optionally wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra as supports to steadiness and devotion.