Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

अथागता सती तत्र शिवाज्ञामधिगम्य सा । अनाहूतापि दक्षेण गर्विणा स्वपितुर्गृहम्

Transliteration

athāgatā satī tatra śivājñāmadhigamya sā | anāhūtāpi dakṣeṇa garviṇā svapiturgṛham

Translation

Daraufhin ging Satī, nachdem sie die Zustimmung des Herrn Śiva erlangt hatte, dorthin — in das Haus ihres eigenen Vaters —, obwohl der hochmütige Dakṣa sie nicht eingeladen hatte.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• आगता: having come
• आगता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (Past Active Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सती: Satī
• सती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• शिव-आज्ञाम्: Śiva’s command
• शिव-आज्ञाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• अधिगम्य: having understood/obtained
• अधिगम्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (Gerund), ‘having understood/obtained’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनाहूता: not invited
• अनाहूता: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (Past Passive Participle) नकार-निषेधपूर्वक, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘not invited’

• अपि: even though
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘even/also’

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गर्विणा: proud
• गर्विणा: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दक्षेण इति सह)

• स्व-पितुः: of her own father
• स्व-पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘स्वः पिता’

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It contrasts Śiva’s authority and Satī’s devotion with Dakṣa’s pride, showing that ritual and social status become spiritually barren when separated from reverence to Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord.

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

Satī acts only after receiving Śiva’s consent, reflecting the Shaiva principle that all auspicious action is grounded in surrender to Saguna Śiva (the personal Lord), not in ego-driven ceremonies like Dakṣa’s.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender): begin worship and major undertakings by mentally offering them to Śiva—ideally with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—rather than acting from pride or social compulsion.