Shloka 57

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

तदा सती शिवं ध्यात्वा स्वपतिं प्राणवल्लभम् । सर्वं बुबोध हेतुं तं प्रियत्यागमयं मुने

Transliteration

tadā satī śivaṃ dhyātvā svapatiṃ prāṇavallabham | sarvaṃ bubodha hetuṃ taṃ priyatyāgamayaṃ mune

Translation

Then Satī, meditating upon Śiva—her own lord, dearer to her than life—understood everything, O sage: the very cause behind it all, a purpose bound up with the renunciation of what is most beloved.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्-भाव), अव्ययभाव

• स्वपतिम्: her own husband
• स्वपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वः पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राणवल्लभम्: beloved as life itself
• प्राणवल्लभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्राणानां वल्लभः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्वपति-विशेषण)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बुबोध: understood
• बुबोध: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हेतुम्: the reason
• हेतुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रियत्यागमयम्: consisting of giving up the beloved
• प्रियत्यागमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय + त्याग + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्रियस्य त्यागः) + मय (made of/consisting of); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (हेतु-विशेषण)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that through dhyāna on Pati (Śiva), Satī gains inner clarity about the deeper divine purpose—where true spiritual resolve may require tyāga, the sacrifice of even what is most dear, for dharma and union with Śiva.

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

Satī’s meditation is on Śiva as her personal Lord (Saguna Pati), showing that focused devotion to Śiva’s accessible form leads to discernment (buddhi) and right action—an inner fruit also sought in Liṅga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is Śiva-dhyāna: steady contemplation on Śiva as the indwelling Lord; practitioners may support this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a simple vow of tyāga—giving up a cherished attachment as an offering to Śiva.