Shloka 29

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

सरस्वतीयुतं मां च देवर्षे वीक्ष्य स प्रभुः । उत्सुकः प्रेमबद्धश्च सत्या शंभुरुवाच ह

Transliteration

sarasvatīyutaṃ māṃ ca devarṣe vīkṣya sa prabhuḥ | utsukaḥ premabaddhaśca satyā śaṃbhuruvāca ha

Translation

O divine sage, seeing me together with Sarasvatī, that Supreme Lord Śambhu—eager and bound by love—spoke to Satī.

Word by Word

• सरस्वतीयुतम्: accompanied by Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीयुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरस्वती + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सरस्वत्या युतः)

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

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

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (देवः ऋषिः)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु) + त्वा/ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वीक्ष् धातोः ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष/gerund)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उत्सुकः: eager
• उत्सुकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रेमबद्धः: bound by love
• प्रेमबद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेमन् + बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रेम्णा बद्धः)

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

• सत्याः: of Satī
• सत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada, inferred from Satīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva, though the Supreme (Pati) beyond limitation, willingly engages in tender, personal relationship—showing the Shaiva Siddhānta emphasis that divine grace and love draw the soul toward liberation.

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

The verse foregrounds Saguna Śiva—Śambhu who speaks and responds in love—supporting devotional worship where the Liṅga is approached as the living, gracious presence of the Lord who meets the devotee personally.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti-yukta japa: steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with loving attention, since the verse emphasizes love as the bond that turns the heart toward Śiva.