Shloka 3

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

कदाचिद्वन्य पुष्पाणि समाहृत्य मनोहराम् । मालां विधाय सत्यास्तु हारस्थाने स योजयत्

Transliteration

kadācidvanya puṣpāṇi samāhṛtya manoharām | mālāṃ vidhāya satyāstu hārasthāne sa yojayat

Translation

Once, gathering lovely wild flowers, he fashioned a beautiful garland and placed it upon Satī’s neck as a necklace.

Word by Word

• कदाचित्: once, at some time
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• वन्य: wild, forest-born
• वन्य: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc, 2), बहुवचन (Pl); विशेषणम्—पुष्पाणि

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc, 2), बहुवचन (Pl)

• समाहृत्य: having gathered
• समाहृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• मनोहराम्: beautiful, charming
• मनोहराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), द्वितीया (Acc, 2), एकवचन (Sg); विशेषणम्—मालाम्

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), द्वितीया (Acc, 2), एकवचन (Sg)

• विधाय: having made/arranged
• विधाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• सत्याः: of Satī
• सत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती/सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), षष्ठी (Gen, 6), एकवचन (Sg)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), particle (contrast/emphasis)

• हारस्थाने: in the place of a necklace (on the chest/neck)
• हारस्थाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारस्थान (प्रातिपदिक: हार + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), सप्तमी (Loc, 7), एकवचन (Sg)

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

• योजयत्: placed, joined
• योजयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through simple, pure offerings—wild flowers become sacred when offered with reverence, reflecting the Shaiva emphasis on inner devotion over external luxury.

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

The act of adorning Satī mirrors the spirit of Saguna worship—loving service (upacāra) through flowers and garlands, which is also central to Linga-pūjā in Shaiva tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Flower-offering (puṣpārcana) with a devotional attitude—optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as a simple daily upacāra aligned with Shaiva practice.