Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

मंगलामंगलं यद्यत्करोतीतीश्वरो हि मे । सर्वं तन्मंगलायेति विश्वासः सख्यलक्षणम्

Transliteration

maṃgalāmaṃgalaṃ yadyatkarotītīśvaro hi me | sarvaṃ tanmaṃgalāyeti viśvāsaḥ sakhyalakṣaṇam

Translation

Whether my Lord (Īśvara, Śiva) brings about what seems auspicious or inauspicious, I am certain that all of it is for my highest good. Such unwavering trust is the very mark of true friendship with Śiva.

Word by Word

• मङ्गल: auspicious (thing)
• मङ्गल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• अमङ्गलम्: inauspicious (thing)
• अमङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे द्वितीयपदम्; कर्म (object)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-समुच्चय (correlative emphasis)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (for/indeed)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार (the whole/everything)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वम्)

• मङ्गलाय: for auspiciousness
• मङ्गलाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/परिणाम (dative of result: ‘for auspiciousness’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative)

• विश्वासः: trust/faith
• विश्वासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (subject-noun: ‘trust’)

• सख्यलक्षणम्: the characteristic of friendship
• सख्यलक्षणम्: Vidhaya (विधेय/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य-लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Satī (addressing/reflecting on Lord Śiva as her Lord and friend)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Cultivates sakhya-bhāva grounded in īśvara-niyati: even ‘inauspicious’ events are read as Śiva’s pedagogy—concealment (tirodhāna) that ultimately matures into grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ishvara
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches sakhya-bhakti toward Śiva: the devotee trusts that even seemingly adverse events are arranged by Īśvara for purification, grace, and the soul’s movement toward liberation.

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

Linga/Saguṇa worship trains the mind to see Śiva as the intimate Lord behind all outcomes; this verse expresses that mature devotion where every result is accepted as Śiva’s benevolent ordinance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and conclude pūjā with an attitude of śaraṇāgati (surrender), mentally offering both pleasure and pain at Śiva’s feet as equally grace-filled.