Shloka 68

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

न जज्ञे स दिवा रात्रौ न ब्रह्मणि तपस्समम् । सत्यां हि मनसा शंभुः प्रीतिमेव चकार ह

Transliteration

na jajñe sa divā rātrau na brahmaṇi tapassamam | satyāṃ hi manasā śaṃbhuḥ prītimeva cakāra ha

Translation

Neither by day nor by night did any equal in austerity arise—even among Brahmā. For Śambhu, holding Satī in His heart, felt only love and delight.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• जज्ञे: was born / arose
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (by day)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman / in the Absolute
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location/field)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तपः-समम्: equal to austerity (in intensity)
• तपः-समम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तपसा समम् = equal to austerity); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (contextually predicate adjective)

• सत्याम्: in/with regard to Satī
• सत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/object of mental focus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती/सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवनाम

• प्रीतिम्: love/affection
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• चकार: made / did
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (emphatic)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/खलु-अर्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest spiritual power is not merely extreme austerity, but the purified heart where Śiva abides in loving remembrance; Śiva’s supreme consciousness naturally rests in bliss when Satī is held within the mind.

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

By emphasizing Śambhu’s inner, heartfelt contemplation, the verse supports Saguna devotion—worshipping Śiva with form and feeling—where the mind becomes a living shrine, just as the Liṅga is the outward focus for inward surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Manasika-pūjā (mental worship) and steady dhyāna on Śiva with loving bhāva are implied; practitioners can pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize the mind in devotion.