Shloka 7

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

कथं सती पार्वती सा पुनश्शिवमुपागता । एतत्सर्वं तथान्यच्च ब्रह्मन् गदितुमर्हसि

Transliteration

kathaṃ satī pārvatī sā punaśśivamupāgatā | etatsarvaṃ tathānyacca brahman gaditumarhasi

Translation

„O Brahman, würdige dich, uns zu sagen, wie jene Satī wieder zu Pārvatī wurde und abermals die Vereinigung mit Śiva erlangte. Verkünde dies alles und auch alles Weitere, was dazu gehört.“

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय

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

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उपागता: approached/returned to
• उपागता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘(सा) उपागता’ = ‘has approached/attained’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत्-विशेषणम्

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (and also/likewise)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदितुम्: to tell/speak
• गदितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

The sages of Naimiṣāraṇya (addressing Sūta Gosvāmin as ‘Brahman’)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Re-union (punar-yoga) of Śiva-Śakti after Satī’s departure; karmic continuity under māyā-pāśa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Parvati

FAQs

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

This verse frames the core Shaiva teaching that the divine union of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti is not broken by death; Satī’s return as Pārvatī highlights continuity of devotion, tapas, and grace leading again to Śiva.

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

The question seeks the story behind Śiva’s manifest (saguṇa) līlā—Satī’s rebirth and reunion—through which devotees learn how to approach Śiva in accessible forms (including Liṅga worship) with steadfast bhakti and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies śravaṇa (devotional listening) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s līlā; as a practical takeaway, one may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Satī-Pārvatī’s unwavering devotion.