Shloka 21

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

सर्वैस्सुरगणैस्सार्द्धं ब्रह्मविष्णु पुरस्सरैः । तथा तैर्मुनिभिर्गच्छन् स बभौ पथि शंकरः

Transliteration

sarvaissuragaṇaissārddhaṃ brahmaviṣṇu purassaraiḥ | tathā tairmunibhirgacchan sa babhau pathi śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

Accompanied by all the hosts of the gods, with Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront, and attended as well by those sages, Śaṅkara proceeded along the way, shining with divine splendour.

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), बहुवचन (Pl); विशेषणम्—सुरगणैः

• सुरगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• सुरगणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सहकारक; सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरगण (प्रातिपदिक: सुर + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), बहुवचन (Pl)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), एकवचन (Sg) (समासाङ्ग-पूर्वपद-सूची)

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), एकवचन (Sg) (समासाङ्ग-पूर्वपद-सूची)

• पुरस्सरैः: with (them) in front / led by
• पुरस्सरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरस्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), बहुवचन (Pl); विशेषणम्—(सुरगणैः)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), conjunction/adverb

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), तृतीया (Instr, 3), बहुवचन (Pl), पुंलिङ्ग (M)

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Instr, 3), बहुवचन (Pl)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom, 1), एकवचन (Sg); विशेषणम्—सः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nom, 1), एकवचन (Sg), पुंलिङ्ग (M)

• बभौ: shone, appeared splendid
• बभौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg), परस्मैपद

• पथि: on the path
• पथि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), सप्तमी (Loc, 7), एकवचन (Sg)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom, 1), एकवचन (Sg)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Sages

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Śiva (Pati) as the naturally self-effulgent Lord whose presence draws Devas and sages into harmony, indicating that divine order and auspiciousness arise when all beings align themselves with Śaṅkara.

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

By depicting Śaṅkara ‘shining on the path’ amid Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the Devas, it supports Saguna-bhakti—contemplating Śiva’s manifest, gracious form; such remembrance is a direct aid to Linga-worship where the devotee focuses on Śiva as the supreme, auspicious reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is procession-like smaraṇa and japa: mentally “walk with” Śiva through steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids to recollection.