Shloka 23

नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness

Devanagari script

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् । ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती

Transliteration

yatpādapadmamaniśaṃ dhyātvā saṃpūjya sādaram | brahmā brahmatvamāpannastasya śaṃbhoḥ priyā satī

Translation

By constantly meditating upon and reverently worshipping that lotus of feet, Brahmā attained the state of Brahmāhood; and Satī is the beloved of that Śambhu (Lord Śiva).

Word by Word

• यत्: whose/of which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• पाद: foot
• पाद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• यत्-पाद-पद्मम्: the lotus of whose feet
• यत्-पाद-पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् + पाद + पद्म (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिश (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• सादरम्: reverently
• सादरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मत्वम्: Brahmāhood (state of being Brahmā)
• ब्रह्मत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Result-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + त्व (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धित

• आपन्नः: attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that unwavering meditation and reverent worship of Lord Śiva (Pati) elevates the soul and even grants exalted spiritual capacities and cosmic roles—showing Śiva as the supreme bestower of grace.

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

Meditating on Śiva’s ‘lotus feet’ is a Saguna focus that aligns with Liṅga-pūjā: the devotee contemplates the compassionate Lord in an approachable form while honoring His transcendent supremacy.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice aniśaṁ dhyāna (steady daily meditation) and sādara saṁpūjā (reverent worship) of Śiva—ideally alongside Shiva Purana-approved observances like mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and simple pūjā with devotion.