Shloka 5

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

विवाह्य दक्षजां देवीं सतीं त्रैलोक्यमातरम् । गत्वा स्वधाम सुप्रीत्या यदकार्षीन्निबोध मे

Transliteration

vivāhya dakṣajāṃ devīṃ satīṃ trailokyamātaram | gatvā svadhāma suprītyā yadakārṣīnnibodha me

Translation

Having married the goddess Satī—Dakṣa’s daughter, the Mother of the three worlds—Śiva returned with great delight to His own abode. Now understand from me what He then did.

Word by Word

• vivāhya: having married
• vivāhya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√vah (वह्) (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having married’

• dakṣajām: Dakṣa’s daughter
• dakṣajām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दक्षस्य जा)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• satīm: Satī
• satīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• trailokya-mātaram: mother of the three worlds
• trailokya-mātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य माता)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having gone’

• sva-dhāma: to (his) own abode
• sva-dhāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (स्वं धाम)

• su-prītyā: with great joy
• su-prītyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-प्रीतिः)

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘what’

• akārṣīt: he did
• akārṣīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• nibodha: know/understand
• nibodha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√budh (बुध्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; enclitic ‘me’

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 presents Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who, while ever-transcendent, also manifests as the gracious householder with Śakti (Satī) for the welfare of the three worlds—showing that divine life embraces both renunciation and worldly order.

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

By describing Śiva’s marriage and return to His abode, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva—approachable through devotion, narrative remembrance, and temple/Linga worship—while implying that His deeds are divine līlā, not bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection) of Śiva with Śakti, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as a simple daily sādhana aligned with the Purāṇic narrative.