Shloka 22

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन मयागच्छ सह प्रभो । यज्ञवाटं पितुर्मेद्य स्वामिन् प्रार्थनया मम

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena mayāgaccha saha prabho | yajñavāṭaṃ piturmedya svāmin prārthanayā mama

Translation

Therefore, O Lord, with all earnest effort, please come with me to my father’s sacred sacrificial enclosure. O Master, I beseech You with my prayer.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्

• सर्व-प्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्व-प्रयत्नेन: करण (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपदम्

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• यज्ञ-वाटम्: the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञ-वाटम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + वाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (यज्ञस्य वाटः)

• पितुः: of (my) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• मे: my / to me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम् (Genitive/Dative sg enclitic)

• इद्य: worthy (of worship/sacrifice)
• इद्य: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘यज्ञवाटम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; पाठभेदसम्भवः: ‘इद्य’ = ‘स्तुत्य/यज्ञार्ह’

• स्वामिन्: O master
• स्वामिन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• प्रार्थनया: by (my) entreaty
• प्रार्थनया: करण (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• मम: of me, my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It shows Sati’s heartfelt bhakti and personal appeal to Shiva, while foreshadowing how worldly pride (yajna driven by ego) can clash with devotion to Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord beyond social honor.

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

Sati addresses Shiva directly as the personal Lord (Saguna devotion). The episode teaches that outer ritual (yajna) becomes spiritually fruitful only when aligned with reverence for Shiva—the inner reality symbolized by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is prayerful surrender (prārthanā) and remembrance of Shiva’s lordship during all rites—placing devotion above mere ceremony; mentally repeat Shiva’s name/mantra with humility when entering any sacred act.