Shloka 2

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

अथो सती पुनः शुक्लपक्षेऽष्टम्यामुपोषिता । आश्विने मासि सर्वेशं पूजयामास भक्तितः

Transliteration

atho satī punaḥ śuklapakṣe'ṣṭamyāmupoṣitā | āśvine māsi sarveśaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Then Satī again observed a fast on the eighth lunar day of the bright fortnight. In the month of Āśvina, she worshipped Sarveśa—Lord Śiva, the Lord of all—with wholehearted devotion.

Word by Word

• atha: then/now
• atha: Kāla (काल/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/sequence marker)

• u: indeed
• u: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा (Nom. 1st), एकवचन (Sg)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• śukla-pakṣe: in the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), सप्तमी (Loc. 7th), एकवचन (Sg); कर्मधारयः—‘शुक्लः पक्षः’

• aṣṭamyām: on the eighth lunar day
• aṣṭamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), सप्तमी (Loc. 7th), एकवचन (Sg) (तिथि-नाम)

• upoṣitā: having fasted
• upoṣitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+√vas (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा (Nom. 1st), एकवचन (Sg); अर्थः ‘उपवासं कृतवती’

• āśvine: in Āśvina (month)
• āśvine: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśvina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), सप्तमी (Loc. 7th), एकवचन (Sg); मास-विशेषण

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), सप्तमी (Loc. 7th), एकवचन (Sg)

• sarva-īśam: the Lord of all (Śiva)
• sarva-īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया (Acc. 2nd), एकवचन (Sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वस्य ईशः’

• pūjayāmāsa: worshipped
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Sg), परस्मैपद

• bhaktitaḥ: with devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त): ‘भक्तितः’ = भक्त्या/भक्त्या सह (by devotion)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Vrata-centered worship of Śiva (Sarveśa) in Āśvina bright Aṣṭamī; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga, but models tīrtha/temple vrata observance.

Significance: Observing fast and pūjā with bhakti is presented as a direct means to Śiva’s grace and eventual darśana.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Satī’s disciplined devotion—fasting (upavāsa) and worship—showing that sincere bhakti, supported by self-restraint, purifies the heart and turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord.

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

Satī’s worship of “Sarveśa” reflects Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the gracious Lord who can be adored through pūjā. In Shiva Purana practice, this devotion is commonly expressed through Liṅga worship as the accessible form of the formless Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observing an Aṣṭamī fast (vrata/upavāsa) and performing Śiva-pūjā with focused devotion—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and inner remembrance of Śiva as Sarveśa.