Shloka 62

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

वरं दत्त्वा गतो रुद्रस्तावत्प्रभृति शंकरः । त्वत्सुताया वियोगेन न शर्म लभतेंजसा

Transliteration

varaṃ dattvā gato rudrastāvatprabhṛti śaṃkaraḥ | tvatsutāyā viyogena na śarma labhateṃjasā

Translation

“Having granted the boon, Rudra departed. From that time onward, Śaṅkara, because of separation from your daughter (Satī), could not easily attain peace of heart.”

Word by Word

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund); ‘having given’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘went/has gone’

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तावत्-प्रभृति: from that time onward
• तावत्-प्रभृति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; कालवाचक अव्यय ‘from then onwards’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रुद्रस्य नाम

• त्वत्-सुतायाः: of your daughter
• त्वत्-सुतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘of your daughter’

• वियोगेन: due to separation
• वियोगेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• शर्म: happiness/comfort
• शर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अञ्जसा: easily
• अञ्जसा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights viraha (sacred separation) as a profound mode of devotion: even Śiva’s līlā shows that love for Satī is not mere emotion but a dharmic, transformative force that deepens the universe’s spiritual narrative and awakens devotion in beings.

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

Śaṅkara’s manifested (saguṇa) līlā—experiencing separation and seeking solace—guides devotees to approach Him personally through worship. In Purāṇic practice, such līlās culminate in steadiness of bhakti expressed through liṅga-pūjā, where the devotee offers love and finds śarma (peace) in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a contemplative attitude of longing for Śiva, supported by simple liṅga-abhiṣeka and the wearing of rudrākṣa or application of tripuṇḍra as aids to steadiness of mind.