Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

आगत्य स्वगिरिं शम्भुः प्रियाविरहकातरः । सस्मार स्वप्रियां देवीं सतीं प्राणाधिकां हृदा

Transliteration

āgatya svagiriṃ śambhuḥ priyāvirahakātaraḥ | sasmāra svapriyāṃ devīṃ satīṃ prāṇādhikāṃ hṛdā

Translation

Als Śambhu in seine eigene Bergheimat zurückkehrte, von der Trennung von der Geliebten bekümmert, gedachte er in seinem Herzen der teuren Göttin Satī, die ihm lieber war als das eigene Leben.

Word by Word

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष, ल्यप्), ‘having come’

• sva-girim: his own mountain
• sva-girim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• priyā-viraha-kātaraḥ: distressed by separation from his beloved
• priyā-viraha-kātaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक) + viraha (प्रातिपदिक) + kātara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of śambhuḥ)

• sasmāra: remembered
• sasmāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• sva-priyām: his beloved
• sva-priyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• satīm: Satī
• satīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण

• prāṇa-adhikām: dearer than life
• prāṇa-adhikām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of devīm/satīm)

• hṛdā: in (his) heart / with the heart
• hṛdā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It shows that even while being the supreme Pati (Lord), Shiva manifests a tender, accessible saguna form: His remembrance of Satī sanctifies viraha (separation) into a force that deepens devotion and inner concentration on the Divine.

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s personal, relational aspect (saguna) that devotees approach through the Liṅga—an icon that holds both the transcendent (nirguṇa) and immanent (saguṇa) presence—making heartfelt remembrance and love central to worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice smaraṇa (devout remembrance) with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while mentally visualizing Shiva on His mountain abode, letting the heart become focused and purified.