Shloka 27

दक्षयज्ञे सत्या अपमानबोधः — Satī Encounters Disrespect at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्यनेकविधा वाणीरगदज्जगदम्बिका । कोपान्विता सती तत्र हृदयेन विदूयता

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityanekavidhā vāṇīragadajjagadambikā | kopānvitā satī tatra hṛdayena vidūyatā

Translation

Brahmā said: Having thus spoken in many ways, Jagadambikā (Satī), filled with anger, remained there—her heart burning within.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• aneka-vidhā: of many kinds
• aneka-vidhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: अनेकाः विधाः यस्याः (of many kinds)

• vāṇīḥ: speech/utterance
• vāṇīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• agadat: spoke
• agadat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gad (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘spoke/said’

• jagad-ambikā: the Mother of the world
• jagad-ambikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: जगतः अम्बिका (Mother of the world)

• kopa-anvitā: filled with anger
• kopa-anvitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: कोपेन अन्विता (endowed with anger)

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

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• hṛdayena: with (her) heart
• hṛdayena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vidūyatā: being tormented
• vidūyatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dū (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while being pained/tormented’

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Sati

FAQs

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

It shows how inner pain arises when dharma and devotion are dishonored; Satī, the cosmic Mother, embodies the intensity of bhakti and the refusal to tolerate adharma directed at Śiva, pointing to the Shaiva ideal of unwavering allegiance to Pati (Śiva) over worldly ties.

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

Satī’s burning heart is rooted in devotion to Śiva as the supreme Lord; in Saguna worship—especially of the Liṅga—one protects the sanctity of Śiva’s honor and presence, treating insult to Śiva’s form and devotees as spiritually destructive.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) when anger and grief arise, and to return to Śiva-centered discernment (viveka) rather than reactive speech.