Shloka 9

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

उवाच चैतास्तान् सर्वान्नंद्यादीनतिसूनृतम् । लौकिकीं रीतिमाश्रित्य करुणासागरः प्रभुः

Transliteration

uvāca caitāstān sarvānnaṃdyādīnatisūnṛtam | laukikīṃ rītimāśritya karuṇāsāgaraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Then the Lord—an ocean of compassion—addressed all of them, beginning with Nandin, speaking exceedingly gentle and gracious words, conforming to the courteous ways of the world.

Word by Word

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• tān: those (same)
• tān: Karma (कर्म/object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; एतान् इति विशेषणान्वयः

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• nandi-ādīn: Nandi and others
• nandi-ādīn: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandi (नन्दि प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: आदि-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ (nandiḥ ādiḥ yeṣām), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• ati-sūnṛtam: very gentle/pleasant (speech)
• ati-sūnṛtam: Karma (कर्म/object: what was spoken)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (अति उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sūnṛta (सूनृत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (atiśaya-sūnṛtam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; वचनस्य विशेषणवत्

• laukikīm: worldly, customary
• laukikīm: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukikā (लौकिकी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; रीतिम् इति विशेषण

• rītim: manner, convention
• rītim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rīti (रीति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āśritya: having adopted/resorted to
• āśritya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (आ+श्रि धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having resorted to)

• karuṇā-sāgaraḥ: ocean of compassion
• karuṇā-sāgaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā (करुणा प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (सागर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (karuṇāyāḥ sāgaraḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रभु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; करुणासागरः इति समानाधिकरण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s Saguna līlā: though the supreme Pati beyond worldly norms, he adopts gentle speech and proper conduct out of compassion, teaching devotees that grace expresses itself as humility, restraint, and kindness.

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

Linga-worship honors the transcendent reality, yet this verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s approachable nature—he engages devotees (like Nandi) through compassionate, courteous interaction, encouraging personal bhakti alongside metaphysical reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice soft speech and self-restraint as a vrata; during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate Śiva as karuṇā-sāgara (ocean of compassion) and resolve to mirror that compassion in conduct.