Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

पवित्रकीर्तितमलं भवान् द्वेष्टि शिवेतरः । अलंघ्यशासनं शंभुमहो सर्वेश्वरं खलः

Transliteration

pavitrakīrtitamalaṃ bhavān dveṣṭi śivetaraḥ | alaṃghyaśāsanaṃ śaṃbhumaho sarveśvaraṃ khalaḥ

Translation

O you who are hostile to Śiva—though His fame is purifying and stainless—you still hate Śambhu, whose command none can transgress. Alas, what a wicked person you are, for you bear malice toward the Lord of all.

Word by Word

• पवित्रकीर्तितमलम्: stainless (purely) renowned / of pure fame and spotless
• पवित्रकीर्तितमलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र-कीर्तित-मल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjectival)

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः (honorific ‘you’)

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• द्वेष्टि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शिवेतरः: one other than Śiva; non-Śaiva
• शिवेतरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-इतर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; ‘शिवात् इतरः’ (other than Śiva)

• अलंघ्यशासनम्: whose command is untransgressable
• अलंघ्यशासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-लंघ्य-शासन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: Sambodhana/Particle (उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection/particle of exclamation)

• सर्वेश्वरम्: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरः’

• खलः: a wicked man
• खलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sati (addressing Daksha in rebuke)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse warns that hatred (dveṣa) toward Śiva—whose very remembrance purifies—reveals inner impurity and obstructs grace. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, turning against Pati (the Supreme Lord) strengthens bondage (pāśa) and delays liberation.

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

It affirms Śiva as Sarveśvara and worthy of reverence; rejecting Him is treated as a grave spiritual fault. Linga/Saguna worship trains the mind in honoring Śiva’s presence and authority, dissolving hostility and cultivating bhakti that leads toward His anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is to replace dveṣa with devotion: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), respectful Śiva-nāma-kīrtana, and worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s purifying, stainless glory.