Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

तत्र शास्त्रं सयंत्रं हि सपंचाङ्गं महेश्वरः । बभाषे महिमानं च तत्तद्दैववरस्य वै

Transliteration

tatra śāstraṃ sayaṃtraṃ hi sapaṃcāṅgaṃ maheśvaraḥ | babhāṣe mahimānaṃ ca tattaddaivavarasya vai

Translation

There, Mahādeva (Maheśvara) expounded the sacred teaching together with its supporting discipline and its fivefold components; and he also declared the greatness of each of those excellent divine observances.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• शास्त्रम्: treatise
• शास्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• स-यन्त्रम्: with yantra(s)
• स-यन्त्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘सह’) + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘यन्त्रसहितम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed’)

• स-पञ्च-अङ्गम्: having five parts (with five limbs)
• स-पञ्च-अङ्गम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘सह’) + पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—पञ्च अङ्गानि यस्य तत्; ‘स’ = ‘सहितम्’ अर्थे

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बभाषे: spoke / expounded
• बभाषे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• महिमानम्: greatness / glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तत्-तत्-दैव-वरस्य: of each divine boon
• तत्-तत्-दैव-वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दैव (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—दैवस्य वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); ‘तत्-तत्’ = पुनरुक्त-निर्देश (each and every)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed/verily’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the supreme teacher (Pati) who reveals not only doctrine (śāstra) but also the practical means (yantṛa/discipline) and a complete, fivefold structure of sādhanā—showing that liberation arises from right knowledge joined with right practice under Śiva’s grace.

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

By stating that Maheśvara taught a method with defined components, it supports Saguna worship in a regulated way—typical of Liṅga-upāsanā where devotion is expressed through prescribed limbs (aṅgas) and observances, each praised for its power to purify and focus the devotee on Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured, multi-limbed Shaiva practice is implied—worship done with a clear vidhi (method), often expressed through aṅgas such as mantra-japa, offerings, purification disciplines, and contemplative focus on Śiva; the verse stresses honoring each observance as divinely potent.