Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

भाद्रे कृष्णत्रयोदश्यां पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः फलैः । संपूज्य च चतुर्दश्यां चकार जलभो जनम्

Transliteration

bhādre kṛṣṇatrayodaśyāṃ puṣpairnānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ | saṃpūjya ca caturdaśyāṃ cakāra jalabho janam

Translation

On the thirteenth lunar day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhādrapada, he worshipped (Śiva) with many kinds of flowers and fruits; and on the fourteenth day, Jalabha performed the rite of janabhojana, the “giving of life,” to beget progeny.

Word by Word

• bhādre: in (the month) Bhādra
• bhādre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); मास-नाम

• kṛṣṇa-trayodaśyām: on the dark thirteenth (tithi)
• kṛṣṇa-trayodaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘कृष्णा (बहुला) त्रयोदशी’ (dark-fortnight 13th)

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• nānā-vidhaiḥ: of various kinds
• nānā-vidhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); अव्ययीभावः—‘नानाप्रकारैः’ (of various kinds)

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped well
• saṃpūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (सम्+पूज्, धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having duly worshipped’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakāra: she did/performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• jala-bhojanam: water-only intake (water as food)
• jala-bhojanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘जलस्य भोजनम्’ (taking only water)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links disciplined devotion (Śiva-pūjā with offerings) to the sanctification of worldly life, showing that even household aims become auspicious when preceded by reverent worship of Pati (Śiva), the Lord who purifies action and intention.

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

The verse implies formal pūjā with flowers and fruits—typical offerings to Saguna Śiva, commonly through Liṅga-worship—emphasizing that tangible devotion and prescribed observances (tithi-based worship) steady the mind and align actions with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā on Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī/Chaturdaśī with simple offerings (flowers, fruits), and accompany it with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating major life-actions as sacred after worship.