Shloka 2

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

पित्रा नमस्कृतं वीक्ष्य सत्कृतं त्वां च मां सती । प्रणनाम मुदा भक्त्या लोकलीलानुसारिणी

Transliteration

pitrā namaskṛtaṃ vīkṣya satkṛtaṃ tvāṃ ca māṃ satī | praṇanāma mudā bhaktyā lokalīlānusāriṇī

Translation

Seeing that her father had bowed in reverence and that you and I had been duly honoured, Satī—conforming to worldly propriety as part of the Lord’s divine play—bowed down with joy and devotion.

Word by Word

• पित्रा: by (her) father
• पित्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• नमस्कृतम्: saluted / bowed to
• नमस्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — PPP used adjectivally

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund) — having seen

• सत्कृतम्: honoured
• सत्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘honoured’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• सती: Sati
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘she bowed’

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (‘with joy’)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (‘with devotion’)

• लोकलीलानुसारिणी: one who follows worldly convention
• लोकलीलानुसारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + लीला + अनुसारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — adjective agreeing with ‘सती’; तत्पुरुष-समास: लोकलीलानुसारिणी = ‘following worldly convention/play’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through humility: Satī’s joyful prostration shows that devotion to Śiva harmonizes inner surrender with righteous social conduct (loka-maryādā), reflecting the Lord’s līlā while upholding dharma.

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

The verse emphasizes external reverence (namaskāra, satkāra) as a valid expression of saguna-bhakti—honouring Śiva and His devotees through respectful gestures, which parallels bowing to the Liṅga and offering worship with proper etiquette.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily praṇāma with bhakti—bowing to Śiva (before the Liṅga) and to elders/gurus—while mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and devotional joy.