Shloka 11

सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle

Devanagari script

आकर्ण्य तच्छिवः स्वामी स्वेच्छयोपात्तविग्रहः । अवोचत्परमप्रीतस्सतीं योगविरक्तधीः

Transliteration

ākarṇya tacchivaḥ svāmī svecchayopāttavigrahaḥ | avocatparamaprītassatīṃ yogaviraktadhīḥ

Translation

Having heard that, Lord Śiva—the sovereign who assumes a form by His own free will—spoke to Satī with deep displeasure, His mind detached through the power of yoga.

Word by Word

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛṇ/karṇ (धातु: कर्ण्/श्रवणे)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having heard’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally ‘that (speech/matter)’ (object of ‘ākarṇya’)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• svāmī: the lord
• svāmī: Karta (कर्ता/subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to ‘śivaḥ’

• sva-icchayā: by his own will
• sva-icchayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by (his) own will’

• upātta-vigrahaḥ: having assumed a form
• upātta-vigrahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√dā (धातु) → upātta (कृदन्त, क्त) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle ‘upātta’ qualifying ‘vigrahaḥ’: ‘having assumed a form/body’

• avocat: said
• avocat: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्/aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular); parasmaipada

• parama-prītaḥ: supremely pleased
• parama-prītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + prīta (कृदन्त, क्त from √prī)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘supremely pleased’ qualifying Śiva

• satīm: Satī
• satīm: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of ‘avocat’ (addressed/mentioned)

• yoga-virakta-dhīḥ: whose intellect is detached (from yoga/worldly ties)
• yoga-virakta-dhīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + virakta (कृदन्त, क्त from √rañj with vi-) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahu-member compound meaning ‘one whose intellect is detached from yoga/union (worldly engagements)’; qualifying Śiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; Shiva is the one who speaks within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who is inwardly free and yogically detached, yet outwardly engages for dharma—showing that true mastery is acting without bondage or ego.

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

The verse affirms that Śiva can assume a manifest form by His own will (saguṇa expression) while remaining essentially beyond limitation—supporting both personal devotion to manifest Śiva and reverence for His transcendent nature symbolized by the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is yoga-born vairāgya—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined dispassion, supported by Śaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) where appropriate.