Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शंकरोपि तदाकर्ण्य सतीं प्रश्नं प्रहृष्टधीः । वर्णयामास सुप्रीत्या जीवोद्धाराय कृत्स्नशः

Transliteration

śaṃkaropi tadākarṇya satīṃ praśnaṃ prahṛṣṭadhīḥ | varṇayāmāsa suprītyā jīvoddhārāya kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

Hearing Satī’s question, Śaṅkara too—his mind delighted—explained everything in full with great affection, for the upliftment and liberation of embodied beings.

Word by Word

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; निर्देशक

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त); ‘having heard’

• सतीम्: Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रश्नम्: question
• प्रश्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रहृष्ट-धीः: whose mind was delighted
• प्रहृष्ट-धीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—प्रहृष्टा धीः यस्य सः (one whose mind/intellect is delighted)

• वर्णयामास: described / explained
• वर्णयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; √वर्ण् + णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (causative/denominative: ‘to describe’)

• सु-प्रीत्या: with great affection
• सु-प्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental: ‘with great affection’)

• जीव-उद्धाराय: for the deliverance of the soul
• जीव-उद्धाराय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—जीवस्य उद्धारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); प्रयोजनार्थ (dative of purpose)

• कृत्स्नशः: completely
• कृत्स्नशः: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/समग्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘completely, in full’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue where Lord Shiva responds to Satī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It portrays Shiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who teaches out of grace, turning Satī’s inquiry into complete instruction meant for the jīva’s upliftment toward liberation.

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

By emphasizing Shiva’s affectionate, accessible teaching, it supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva as a personal Lord who guides devotees through revealed practices and understanding (often expressed in the Purana through Linga-centered devotion).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) and receiving Shiva’s instruction with faith; it implies adopting Shiva-taught sādhanā such as mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) and disciplined devotion as the means for jīva-uplift.