Shloka 31

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

प्रविष्टे तत्र सदृतौ ववौ स मलयो मरुत् । सुगंधिगंधपुष्पेण मोदकश्च सुगंधियुक्

Transliteration

praviṣṭe tatra sadṛtau vavau sa malayo marut | sugaṃdhigaṃdhapuṣpeṇa modakaśca sugaṃdhiyuk

Translation

When that auspicious season set in there, the Malaya breeze began to blow, bearing the fragrance of sweet-smelling flowers; and the delight of the atmosphere too became filled with perfume.

Word by Word

• प्रविष्टे: when (it) had entered/arrived
• प्रविष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (सप्तमी-absolute)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सत्-ऋतौ: in the good season
• सत्-ऋतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत्/शुभः ऋतुः)

• ववौ: blew
• ववौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he/that (wind)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मलयः: Malaya (southern)
• मलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (मलय-मारुतः इत्यर्थे)

• मरुत्: wind
• मरुत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुगन्धि-गन्ध-पुष्पेण: with fragrant-scented flowers
• सुगन्धि-गन्ध-पुष्पेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सुगन्धिनः गन्धः यस्य तत् पुष्पम्; तेन)

• मोदकः: delight/joy (or a pleasing fragrance)
• मोदकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• सुगन्धि-युक्: endowed with fragrance
• सुगन्धि-युक्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + युज् (धातु) → युक् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कृदन्त (सुगन्धिना युक्तः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents nature itself becoming pure and fragrant, a Shaiva motif where outer auspiciousness mirrors inner sattva—preparing the mind for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and receptive grace.

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

Fragrance, flowers, and a sanctified atmosphere are classic upacāras (offerings) in Saguna Shiva worship; the verse evokes the devotional setting in which Shiva is honored through sensory purity and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer fragrant flowers while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate a ‘fragrant mind’—cleanliness, calm breath, and gentle attention—before Linga-darśana or japa.