Shloka 45

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

अथ तां दुःखितां दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छ कुशलं हरः । प्रोवाच वचनं प्रीत्या तत्परीक्षा कृता कथम्

Transliteration

atha tāṃ duḥkhitāṃ dṛṣṭvā papraccha kuśalaṃ haraḥ | provāca vacanaṃ prītyā tatparīkṣā kṛtā katham

Translation

Then, seeing her distressed, Hara (Lord Śiva) asked after her well-being. With loving affection he spoke: “How was that test of yours carried out?”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुःखिताम्: sorrowful
• दुःखिताम्: विशेषण (of कर्म ‘ताम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शोकयुक्ताम्’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• पप्रच्छ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: कर्म (Object; what is asked about)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कल्याणम्/क्षेमम्’

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: कर्ता (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवनाम

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘प्र’ उपसर्ग

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: करण (Instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (with affection)

• तत्परीक्षा: that test/examination
• तत्परीक्षा: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic of ‘कृता’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + परीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य परीक्षा = her/that examination); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृता: done/performed
• कृता: क्रियाविशेष्य (Predicative; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त) used predicatively; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(अस्ति)’ implied = was done

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: प्रश्न (Interrogative modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb: how)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; Shiva’s words are quoted within the narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Pati (Śiva) as the compassionate Lord who notices the devotee’s inner pain and responds with grace—showing that spiritual trials are not meant for cruelty but for purification and deeper surrender.

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

The verse presents Saguna Śiva as personally attentive and relational: the worshipper approaches the Linga not as an abstract symbol alone, but as the living Lord who guides, questions, and consoles the devotee with loving concern.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to turn to Shiva in moments of sorrow through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady remembrance (smaraṇa), trusting that the Lord’s grace accompanies and clarifies one’s spiritual tests.