Shloka 59

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

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

Devanagari script

पूरयिष्यामि विज्ञप्तिं पूर्वान्तेंगीकृतां मया । महापापकरं दुष्टं हन्म्येनं चतुराननम्

Transliteration

pūrayiṣyāmi vijñaptiṃ pūrvānteṃgīkṛtāṃ mayā | mahāpāpakaraṃ duṣṭaṃ hanmyenaṃ caturānanam

Translation

„Ich werde das Gelöbnis erfüllen, das ich zuvor angenommen habe. Dieser Viergesichtige ist ein Bösewicht und Ursache großer Sünde; darum werde ich ihn erschlagen.“

Word by Word

• पूरयिष्यामि: I shall fulfill
• पूरयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūray (√pṝ णिच् causative धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

• विज्ञप्तिम्: the request
• विज्ञप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñapti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूर्वान्ते: previously/beforehand
• पूर्वान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; “at the earlier time/beforehand” (locative of time)

• अङ्गीकृताम्: accepted
• अङ्गीकृताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aṅgī√kṛ (धातु; denom. compound verb)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विज्ञप्तिम्-विशेषण; “accepted/assented to”

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• महा-पाप-करम्: greatly sinful/causing great sin
• महा-पाप-करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (“maker of great sin”)

• दुष्टम्: wicked
• दुष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; एनम्-विशेषण

• हन्मि: I slay
• हन्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एनम्: this one/him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चतुराननम्: the four-faced one (Brahmā)
• चतुराननम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (“one who has four faces” = Brahmā)

Speaker

Satī (as narrated within Sūta’s discourse in the Śiva Purāṇa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the gravity of śiva-aparādha and adharma: when ego and wrongdoing become “mahāpāpa,” divine order is asserted. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it warns that pride and offence against the Supreme (Pati, Śiva) bind the soul (paśu) more tightly, inviting karmic consequence.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its backdrop is devotion to Saguna Śiva—honoring Śiva as the worthy object of worship. Disrespect toward Śiva and His devotees is portrayed as spiritually ruinous, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic that liṅga-pūjā and bhakti must be joined with humility and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is restraint and purification: avoid offences, cultivate devotion, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for humility and inner control.