Shloka 42

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

अथाग्रे संगतं वीक्ष्य तदा दक्षं महेश्वरः । प्रत्युवाचाप्रियमिदं संस्मरन्प्रार्थनां हरेः

Transliteration

athāgre saṃgataṃ vīkṣya tadā dakṣaṃ maheśvaraḥ | pratyuvācāpriyamidaṃ saṃsmaranprārthanāṃ hareḥ

Translation

Da sah Maheśvara Dakṣa vor sich stehen und erwiderte mit unerfreulichen Worten, während Er an Haris frühere Bitte dachte.

Word by Word

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

• अग्रे: in front/ahead
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (locative used adverbially): ‘अग्रे’ (in front/ahead)

• संगतम्: the one who had come/approached (met)
• संगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संगत (कृदन्त; सम्-गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (or प्रथमा) एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (met/come together)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘दृष्ट्वा’ (having seen)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: then)

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभाव: महान् ईश्वरः (the great Lord)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अप्रियम्: unpleasant
• अप्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास (negation)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• संस्मरन्: remembering
• संस्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रार्थनाम्: request/prayer
• प्रार्थनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Maheshvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how Shiva, as Pati (the Lord), responds to ego and impropriety with corrective truth, not to harm but to restore dharma; remembrance of Hari’s request shows divine governance is aligned with cosmic welfare rather than personal reaction.

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

Shiva appears here as Saguna Maheśvara—personally present and responsive—showing that devotion to Shiva (including Linga worship) is not merely ritual but a living relationship where the Lord instructs and restrains adharmic pride.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to approach Shiva with humility while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering worship with inner surrender; the verse implicitly warns that pride disrupts the fruit of yajña and worship.