Shloka 1

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । समीचीनं वचस्तात सर्वज्ञस्य तवाऽनघ । महाद्भुतं श्रुतं नो वै चरितं शिवयोश्शुभम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | samīcīnaṃ vacastāta sarvajñasya tavā'nagha | mahādbhutaṃ śrutaṃ no vai caritaṃ śivayośśubham

Translation

Nārada said: “O dear one, O sinless and all-knowing sage, your words are most fitting. Indeed, we have heard the supremely wondrous and auspicious sacred account of Śiva and (Satī).”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समीचीनम्: proper / fitting
• समीचीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object—utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तात: O dear one / O fatherly one
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वज्ञस्य: of the omniscient (one)
• सर्वज्ञस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महाद्भुतम्: very wonderful
• महाद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् अद्भुतम्)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—heard thing)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नः: by us / for us
• नः: Karta (कर्ता—experiencer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (here: 'by us/for us' sense)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चरितम्: deed/story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; from चर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Satī) / of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Nārada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that Śiva’s sacred history is both “auspicious” and “wondrous,” implying that attentive hearing (śravaṇa) of Śiva-kathā purifies the mind and supports the soul’s movement toward Śiva (Pati) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

By praising the “auspicious deeds of Śiva,” the verse points to Saguna Śiva—Śiva known through divine attributes and narratives—whose grace is approached through devotion, temple worship, and Linga-upāsanā supported by śravaṇa and smaraṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate practice implied is śravaṇa (devout listening) and manana (reflection) on Śiva-kathā; as a Shaiva takeaway, this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the auspicious meaning.