Shloka 63

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

ध्यानं तत्याज गिरिशस्ततस्स परमार्तिहृत् । तज्ज्ञात्वा जगदंबा हि सती तत्राजगाम सा

Transliteration

dhyānaṃ tatyāja giriśastatassa paramārtihṛt | tajjñātvā jagadaṃbā hi satī tatrājagāma sā

Translation

Then Girīśa (Lord Śiva), the supreme remover of distress, withdrew from His meditation. Knowing this, Satī—the Mother of the world—came there to Him.

Word by Word

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्याज: abandoned
• तत्याज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गिरिशः: Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परम-आर्ति-हृत्: remover of supreme distress
• परम-आर्ति-हृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परमाया आर्तेः हर्ता)

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

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• जगत्-अम्बा: Mother of the world
• जगत्-अम्बा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः अम्बा)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—आ

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as paramārtihṛt—the compassionate Lord who removes the devotee’s anguish—and shows how divine grace and divine union unfold when the Lord turns from inward dhyāna to respond to the cosmic order embodied by Satī.

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

Śiva is implied here as Saguna—the accessible Lord who responds to devotees and the world—while still being the master of deep meditation; Linga worship similarly honors the meditative Absolute made approachable through form and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse foregrounds dhyāna (meditation) on Śiva; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) followed by silent contemplation, cultivating the trust that Śiva removes inner distress.