Shloka 39

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नास्सह चन्द्रेण ननिषारास्तदाऽभवन् । विभावर्यः प्रियेणैवं कामिन्यस्तु मनोहराः

Transliteration

prasannāssaha candreṇa naniṣārāstadā'bhavan | vibhāvaryaḥ priyeṇaivaṃ kāminyastu manoharāḥ

Translation

Then the nights, together with the moon, became serene and bright. In this way, when united with the beloved, the nights themselves appeared charming—like enamoured women made beautiful by love.

Word by Word

• prasannāḥ: pleasant / serene
• prasannāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) context-dependent, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying subject)

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (indeclinable 'with'); सह-शब्दयोगे तृतीया अपेक्षा

• candreṇa: with/by the moon
• candreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

• naniṣārāḥ: night-lights / moonlit nights (lit. night-shining ones)
• naniṣārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (पाठरूप: ननिषाराः = नि-शाराः, sandhi/orthographic assimilation)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• abhavan: became / were
• abhavan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• vibhāvaryaḥ: nights
• vibhāvaryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• priyeṇa: with the beloved
• priyeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (context: 'by/with the beloved')

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• kāminyaḥ: loving women / beloved women
• kāminyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• manoharāḥ: charming
• manoharāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kāminyaḥ)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Chandra

FAQs

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

The verse uses the serenity of moonlit nights as a symbol for the mind becoming clear and pleasing when it is united with what it truly loves—read in Shaiva Siddhanta as the soul (paśu) finding sweetness and calm through devotion and orientation toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Though poetic, it supports Saguna-bhakti: just as the moon makes night radiant, contemplative worship of Śiva in a tangible form (such as the Liṅga) makes the inner state luminous and attractive to dharma, leading the devotee toward steadiness and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is night-time japa and dhyāna in a calm, moonlike mind—chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady breath, optionally after applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and offering simple lamp or water to the Liṅga.