Shloka 14

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तं निखिलं वृत्तं स्वेषां सत्याश्च नारद । तेषां च मूढबुद्धीनां यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु

Transliteration

ityuktaṃ nikhilaṃ vṛttaṃ sveṣāṃ satyāśca nārada | teṣāṃ ca mūḍhabuddhīnāṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru

Translation

So, o Nārada, hat Satyā (Satī) dir den ganzen Bericht über die Ihren dargelegt. Nun handle, wie du es wünschst, gegenüber jenen, deren Einsicht in Verblendung geraten ist.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• uktam: was said
• uktam: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kridanta, past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used impersonally ‘has been said’

• nikhilam: entire
• nikhilam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying वृत्तम्

• vṛttam: account, event
• vṛttam: Karma (कर्म/that which is said)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sveṣām: of their own (people)
• sveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun-adjective, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; ‘of their own/among themselves’

• satyāḥ: of Satī
• satyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; dependent on वृत्तम् (‘account of Satī’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mūḍha-buddhīnām: of the foolish-minded
• mūḍha-buddhīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘mūḍhā buddhiḥ yeṣām’; Masculine/Neuter (as bahuvacana genitive of persons), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• yathā: as
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (रीति/प्रकार)

• icchasi: you wish
• icchasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Singular

• tathā: so, accordingly
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (तथा-प्रकार)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Singular

Speaker

Sati (Satyā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights that delusion (mūḍha-buddhi) obstructs dharma and devotion; the wise act with discernment after hearing the full truth, aligning conduct with Shiva-oriented righteousness.

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

In the Sati narrative, opposition to Shiva often stems from deluded understanding; honoring Saguna Shiva (as the worshipful Lord) requires clarity and reverence rather than pride or misconception.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) supported by Shiva-bhakti—steady japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to dispel delusion and act rightly.