Shloka 29

स्वप्नवर्णनपूर्वकं संक्षेपशिवचरितवर्णनम् / Dream-Portents and a Concise Account of Śiva’s Career

Devanagari script

इत्थम्व्यतीतेऽल्पदिने परमेशः सतां गतिः । सतीविरहसुव्यग्रो भ्रमन्सर्वत्र सूतिकृत्

Transliteration

itthamvyatīte'lpadine parameśaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ | satīvirahasuvyagro bhramansarvatra sūtikṛt

Translation

Thus, after only a short time had passed, the Supreme Lord—Śiva, the refuge and final resort of the righteous—was intensely distressed by separation from Satī, and wandered everywhere, causing all beings to lament and suffer.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• व्यतीते: having passed/elapsed
• व्यतीते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अति + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'दिने' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अल्पदिने: in a short time (in few days)
• अल्पदिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्पदिन (प्रातिपदिक; अल्प + दिन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• परमेशः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• गतिः: refuge/goal
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-सम्बन्धः 'सताम्'

• सतीविरहसुव्यग्रः: greatly agitated by separation from Satī
• सतीविरहसुव्यग्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सतीविरहसुव्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक; सती + विरह + सुव्यग्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'परमेशः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• भ्रमन्: wandering
• भ्रमन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मुख्यकर्तृ-समन्वय

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सूतिकृत्: one who caused the birth (creator)
• सूतिकृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; सूति + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'परमेशः' इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as satāṃ gatiḥ—the ultimate refuge of devotees—while also showing that even the Lord’s līlā includes the appearance of grief, teaching devotees the depth of divine love (viraha) and the impermanence of worldly ties.

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

Śiva’s wandering in viraha emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s compassionate accessibility in līlā; devotees turn to the Liṅga as the stable, ever-present form of Pati when emotions and life conditions become unstable.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, using sorrow as fuel for remembrance of Śiva as the unshakable refuge.