Shloka 33

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

अथावदत्तदा मां सा सती दाक्षायणी त्विति । पितुर्मे गोचरीकृत्य मां गृहाण जगत्पते

Transliteration

athāvadattadā māṃ sā satī dākṣāyaṇī tviti | piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhāṇa jagatpate

Translation

Then Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa, spoke to Me: “I am Dākṣāyaṇī (Satī). Having brought myself within my father’s sight and concern, O Lord of the worlds, accept me as Your own.”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमसूचक

• अवदत्: said
• अवदत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• दाक्षायणी: Dākṣāyaṇī
• दाक्षायणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपनाम (epithet)

• त्व: you
• त्व: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरणसूचक

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

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• गोचरीकृत्य: having made (it) known/within reach
• गोचरीकृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गोचरी-कृ (धातु: कृ) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'कृ' धातु; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having made/after making)

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

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

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of the world' + 'lord'), पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (narrative context: Satī addressing Shiva within Shiva’s account as relayed in Rudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames surrender (śaraṇāgati) and self-offering to the Lord of the worlds as the inner pilgrimage; acceptance by Jagatpati is the highest ‘tīrtha-phala’.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

Satī’s words model śaraṇāgati (surrender): she consciously offers herself to Śiva, the Jagatpati, showing that divine union is grounded in devotion and inner resolve rather than worldly approval.

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

By addressing Śiva as “Jagatpati,” the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—the personal Lord who receives the devotee. In Linga-worship, the same accepting Lord is approached through a sacred form, where the devotee offers oneself through pūjā and prayer.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is self-offering through mantra and intention: worship Śiva with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating surrender (acceptance of Śiva as the supreme refuge), optionally supported by bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.