Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा शिववचो नाहं किमपि प्रणतानना । सती शोकविषण्णा सा तस्थौ तत्र समीपतः

Transliteration

śrutvā śivavaco nāhaṃ kimapi praṇatānanā | satī śokaviṣaṇṇā sā tasthau tatra samīpataḥ

Translation

Als Satī Śivas Worte vernahm, senkte sie in ehrfürchtiger Hingabe das Antlitz und vermochte nichts zu sagen. Von Kummer überwältigt, blieb sie dort in seiner Nähe stehen.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having heard’

• शिव-वचः: Śiva’s words/speech
• शिव-वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya vacaḥ)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अहं: I
• अहं: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• किम्: anything/what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (interrog./indef.)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• प्रणत-आनना: with bowed face
• प्रणत-आनना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रणतम् आननम् यस्याः)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शोक-विषण्णा: dejected with grief
• शोक-विषण्णा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + विषण्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शोकेन विषण्णा)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तस्थौ: stood/remained
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• समीपतः: nearby
• समीपतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from/at near’), अर्थे ‘nearby’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It shows the bhakta’s (Satī’s) reverent surrender before Pati (Śiva): when divine instruction is heard, egoic speech falls silent, and one stands near the Lord in humility—even amid intense emotional pain.

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

Satī’s bowed posture and silent closeness reflect the inner mood of Saguna-Śiva worship—approaching the Lord with devotion and restraint. In Linga-upāsanā, this same attitude becomes steady presence (samīpatā) before Śiva through pūjā, japa, and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mauna (sacred restraint of speech) with humble devotion—paired with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—to remain inwardly “near” Śiva when the mind is shaken by grief.