Shloka 69

Devanagari script

वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ सदा खलु सतीशिवौ । तयोर्वियोगस्संभाव्यस्संभवेदिच्छया तयोः

Transliteration

vāgarthāviva saṃpṛktau sadā khalu satīśivau | tayorviyogassaṃbhāvyassaṃbhavedicchayā tayoḥ

Translation

Satī and Śiva are ever united, inseparably, like speech and its meaning. Any ‘separation’ between them can only be conceived, and even that can occur solely by the will of the two.

Word by Word

• vāk-arthau: speech and meaning
• vāk-arthau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); समासः: द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• iva: like; as if
• iva: Upamāna-bodhaka (उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of comparison

• saṃpṛktau: joined; united
• saṃpṛktau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + pṛc (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); agrees with satīśivau

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• khalu: indeed; surely
• khalu: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) indicating emphasis/assurance

• satī-śivau: Satī and Śiva
• satī-śivau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); समासः: द्वन्द्व (pair: Satī and Śiva)

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• viyogaḥ: separation
• viyogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃbhāvyaḥ: possible; conceivable
• saṃbhāvyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + bhū (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (कृत्य/ण्यत्), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); predicate adjective to viyogaḥ

• saṃbhavet: may occur; could happen
• saṃbhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• icchayā: by will; by desire
• icchayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana account to the sages, conveying the Satī–Śiva principle in the Satīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

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 teaches that Śiva and Śakti (here, Śiva and Satī) are intrinsically one—like speech and meaning—so apparent division is only a divine līlā, not an ultimate rupture; this supports a Shaiva Siddhanta view of the Lord (Pati) as ever-complete with His power (Śakti).

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

Liṅga worship honors Śiva as Saguna for devotion while implying His deeper, inseparable reality with Śakti; the verse reminds devotees that the Lord’s manifest forms and divine energies are not separate—worship of the Liṅga includes reverence to Śiva’s ever-present Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on non-separation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating ‘name and meaning’ as one—letting mantra (sound) and its artha (Śiva-consciousness) merge in focused devotion.