Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

जगत्पिता शिवश्शक्तिर्जगन्माता च सा सती । सत्कृतौ न त्वया मूढ कथं श्रेयो भविष्यति

Transliteration

jagatpitā śivaśśaktirjaganmātā ca sā satī | satkṛtau na tvayā mūḍha kathaṃ śreyo bhaviṣyati

Translation

Śiva is the Father of the universe, and Śakti—she who is Satī—is the Mother of the universe. O deluded one, if you do not honor them with due reverence, how will true welfare and auspiciousness ever arise for you?

Word by Word

• jagatpitā: father of the world
• jagatpitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaktiḥ: Power/Śakti
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• jaganmātā: mother of the world
• jaganmātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• satkṛtau: in (their) honoring/respect
• satkṛtau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥/Hetu (कर्ता/हेतु—agent by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सामान्य (Pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• mūḍha: O fool/deluded one
• mūḍha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• katham: how
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• śreyaḥ: welfare/good
• śreyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it states the cosmological parenthood of Śiva and Śakti (Satī) as Jagat-pitā and Jagat-mātā, a doctrinal foundation used in the Dakṣa narrative to condemn disrespect toward them.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage/devotion as honoring both Pati and His Śakti; welfare (śreyas) is impossible where Śiva-Śakti are dishonored—an ethical-theological prerequisite for auspicious outcomes.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic parenthood motif (Śiva as father, Śakti as mother) grounding creation and order.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that śreyas (true spiritual good) arises through proper reverence to Pati (Shiva) together with Shakti; disrespect severs oneself from grace (anugraha), which is essential for liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta outlook.

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

Linga-worship is a concrete (saguṇa) mode of honoring Shiva as the cosmic Lord; this verse underscores that without satkāra—devout reception, offerings, and humility—external worship becomes fruitless, because reverence to Shiva-Shakti is the living core of the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice satkāra through daily Shiva-puja: offer water and bilva leaves to the Linga, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with remembrance of Shiva, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with an attitude of reverence to Shiva and Shakti.