Shloka 41

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

तथा तेन समं रेजे तदा दाक्षायिणि मुने । यथा हरः क्षणमपि शांतिमाप तया विना

Transliteration

tathā tena samaṃ reje tadā dākṣāyiṇi mune | yathā haraḥ kṣaṇamapi śāṃtimāpa tayā vinā

Translation

O sage, at that time Dakṣa’s daughter (Satī) shone with an equal radiance alongside him; for Hara (Śiva) did not attain peace even for a single moment when he was without her.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thus/so)

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samam: together
• samam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—together/equally

• reje: shone / was splendid
• reje: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• dākṣāyiṇi: in/with Dākṣāyiṇī (Satī)
• dākṣāyiṇi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dākṣāyiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन; (सती-नाम)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kṣaṇam: for a moment
• kṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण-द्वितीया (accusative of duration)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even)

• śāntim: peace
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āpa: attained
• āpa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable 'without'), तृतीया अपेक्षा

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights the inseparability of Śiva (Pati) and Śakti: peace and auspiciousness are complete when Consciousness is united with its own divine power, teaching devotees to seek wholeness through Shiva-centered devotion.

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

In Linga/Saguṇa worship, Śiva is adored together with His Śakti—symbolically as the union of the Linga with the yoni/Śakti principle—affirming that grace and fulfillment arise from honoring Shiva-Shakti as one reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Shakti unity while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform simple Linga-pūjā with calmness (śānti-bhāva), dedicating the mind to Śiva as the source of inner peace.