Shloka 5

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

कथं वा दक्षकोपेन त्यक्तदेहा सती पुरा । हिमवत्तनया जाता भूयो वाकाशमागता

Transliteration

kathaṃ vā dakṣakopena tyaktadehā satī purā | himavattanayā jātā bhūyo vākāśamāgatā

Translation

How indeed did Satī, who formerly cast off her body because of Dakṣa’s wrath, become born again as the daughter of Himavat, and then once more attain the divine state—union with Śiva?

Word by Word

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive/alternative particle)

• दक्ष-कोपेन: by Dakṣa’s anger
• दक्ष-कोपेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य कोपेन)

• त्यक्त-देहा: she who had abandoned her body
• त्यक्त-देहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त (कृदन्त; √त्यज् + क्त) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (त्यक्तः देहः यस्याः सा)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• हिमवत्-तनया: daughter of Himavat
• हिमवत्-तनया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिमवतः तनया)

• जाता: born (again)
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (सती) इति कर्तरि विशेषणम्

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/further)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• आकाशम्: to the sky
• आकाशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आगता: came, returned
• आगता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (सती) इति कर्तरि विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse summarizes Satī’s tyāga (body-abandonment) and rebirth as Himavat’s daughter—mythic continuity of Śakti rather than a localized liṅga-māhātmya.

Significance: Hearing Satī’s renunciation and rebirth is held to strengthen vairāgya and trust in divine grace: bondage (pāśa) is not final; anugraha reorients the soul toward Śiva.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha
• Himavat
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the continuity of Satī’s devotion and destiny: even after abandoning the body due to adharma and insult to Śiva, the soul’s Godward orientation culminates again in divine union—showing that steadfast bhakti and Śiva’s grace overcome worldly rupture.

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

Satī/Parvatī’s return to Śiva underscores Saguna Śiva as the approachable Lord who accepts devotion across lifetimes. In the Purāṇic frame, Linga-worship and personal devotion are means to re-establish communion with Śiva, the Pati who liberates the bound soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast Śiva-bhakti—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and pure worship (arcana) with humility—so that devotion is not broken by social pride or insult, as exemplified by Dakṣa’s offense.