Shloka 22

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

सत्युवाच । देवदेव महादेव विवाह विधिना प्रभौ । पितुर्मे गोचरीकृत्य मां गृहाण जगत्पते

Transliteration

satyuvāca | devadeva mahādeva vivāha vidhinā prabhau | piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhāṇa jagatpate

Translation

Satī said: “O God of gods, O Mahādeva, O Lord—accept me in marriage according to the proper rite, after bringing my father to consent. O Lord of the universe, receive me.”

Word by Word

• सती: Sati
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव-देव: O God of gods
• देव-देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (देवानां देवः)

• महादेव: O Mahadeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the proper rite/method
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (my) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गोचरी-कृत्य: having made (me) come into (my father’s) sight / having made known
• गोचरी-कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गोचरि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), कृ-धातोः; ‘गोचरीकृत्य’ = गोचरं कृत्वा (making (me) visible/within sight)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गृहाण: accept/take (as wife)
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगत्-पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्-पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः पतिः)

Speaker

Satī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

Satī’s prayer shows bhakti joined with dharma: she seeks union with Śiva (Pati) not through impulse but through rightful order, indicating that grace and spiritual union are supported by purity of intent and alignment with righteous conduct.

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

Satī addresses Śiva personally as Devadeva and Jagatpati—Saguna devotion to the Lord with attributes. In Śaiva understanding, such surrendered address to the manifest Lord leads the devotee toward the deeper reality of Śiva beyond form, often symbolized by the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes sankalpa (clear intention) and dharmic procedure; a practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with disciplined devotion—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("oṃ namaḥ śivāya") and prayer for Śiva’s anugraha (grace) before undertaking major life-rites.