Shloka 31

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

अहमाराधितस्सत्याद्दाक्षायण्याथ भक्तितः । तस्यै वरो मया दत्तो नंदाव्रतप्रभावतः

Transliteration

ahamārādhitassatyāddākṣāyaṇyātha bhaktitaḥ | tasyai varo mayā datto naṃdāvrataprabhāvataḥ

Translation

Truly, Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa, worshipped Me with steadfast devotion; therefore, by the power of the Nandā-vrata, I granted her a boon.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc)

• आराधितः: (was) worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सत्यात्: from Satī
• सत्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• दाक्षायण्याः: of Dākṣāyaṇī
• दाक्षायण्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence marker: 'then/now')

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular); हेतौ (cause/instrumental sense via ablative)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), चतुर्थी (dative), एकवचन (singular)

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), तृतीया (instrumental)

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• नन्दा-व्रत-प्रभावतः: due to the power of the Nandā-vrata
• नन्दा-व्रत-प्रभावतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of the Nandā-vrata'), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc) 'प्रभाव', पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse recalls Satī’s Nandā-vrata (a vow/observance) whose devotional power culminates in Śiva’s boon—an archetypal vrata-to-anugraha pattern rather than a specific liṅga-sthala origin.

Significance: Models vrata-bhakti: disciplined observance and single-pointed devotion ripen into Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights a core Shaiva Siddhanta theme: Śiva, as Pati (the Lord), becomes pleased through sincere bhakti and grants grace (anugraha) that ripens into spiritual upliftment; Satī’s devotion is presented as the direct cause of the boon.

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

The verse shows Saguna Śiva responding personally to worship and vows; in Purāṇic practice this devotion is commonly expressed through Śiva-pūjā (often centered on the Liṅga), where vrata strengthens steadiness, purity, and single-pointed reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observing a Śiva-vrata (here, Nandā-vrata) with devotion—supported by regular Śiva worship, mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and disciplined conduct—is implied as the practical means to obtain Śiva’s favor.