Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

चक्रुः सर्वे सुरास्सत्ये मुदा सांजलयो नतिम् । मुनयश्च नतस्कंधा विष्ण्वाद्याः प्रीतमानसाः

Transliteration

cakruḥ sarve surāssatye mudā sāṃjalayo natim | munayaśca nataskaṃdhā viṣṇvādyāḥ prītamānasāḥ

Translation

Then all the devas, filled with joy, bowed to Satī with folded hands. The sages too, in humility, offered reverent obeisance; and Viṣṇu and the other gods, their hearts delighted, paid homage as well.

Word by Word

• चक्रुः: did / performed
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सत्ये: in the assembly/realm of Satya (Satyaloka)
• सत्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; देश/अवसरवाचक

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• स-अञ्जलयः: with joined palms
• स-अञ्जलयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (येषां अञ्जलिः सः/ते); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः/मुनयः)

• नतिम्: bow / salutation
• नतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नत-स्कन्धाः: with bowed shoulders (humbled)
• नत-स्कन्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (नतौ स्कन्धौ यस्य/येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मुनयः)

• विष्णु-आद्याः: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्णु-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विष्णुः आदिः येषाम्/विष्ण्वादयः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रीत-मानसाः: with delighted minds
• प्रीत-मानसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (प्रीतं मानसं येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (विष्ण्वाद्याः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as humility: even devas and sages honor Satī (Śakti), indicating that true auspiciousness arises when all beings bow to the divine power aligned with Śiva and dharma.

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

Satī represents Śiva’s Śakti in saguna form; reverence to her mirrors reverence to Śiva’s manifest presence. In Shaiva worship, honoring Śakti supports linga-upāsanā by cultivating devotion, purity, and right relationship to Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to añjali-namaskāra (folded-hands obeisance) with a joyful, surrendered mind—performed before Śiva/Śakti, ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”