Shloka 30

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

एतदर्थमहं कृत्वा तपः परम दारुणम् । मर्यादां स्थापयिष्यामि पश्चात्त्यक्षामि जीवितम्

Transliteration

etadarthamahaṃ kṛtvā tapaḥ parama dāruṇam | maryādāṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi paścāttyakṣāmi jīvitam

Translation

“For this very purpose I shall perform exceedingly fierce austerities. I will establish the proper boundary of dharma, and thereafter I shall relinquish this life.”

Word by Word

• एतदर्थम्: for this purpose
• एतदर्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया (accusative used adverbially), तत्पुरुष (‘for this purpose’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), ‘having done’

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme / very great
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to तपः)

• दारुणम्: terrible / severe
• दारुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to तपः)

• मर्यादाम्: rule / boundary
• मर्यादाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्थापयिष्यामि: I shall establish
• स्थापयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) [णिच्: स्थापय]
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्यक्षामि: I shall abandon / give up
• त्यक्षामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Satī (as narrated within Sūta’s discourse in Rudra Saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

Satī declares a Shaiva ideal: tapas is not mere self-torture but a dharmic force used to restore maryādā (right order). Her resolve shows how inner spiritual power is directed toward upholding truth and devotion to Śiva.

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

Though the verse does not name the Liṅga directly, it reflects Saguna-Śiva devotion expressed through vowed discipline (tapas) and steadfast loyalty to Śiva’s dharma. In the Purāṇic narrative, such resolve supports the sanctity of Śiva’s worship against disrespect and disorder.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to vrata and tapas: steady japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditation on Śiva, and disciplined living. Practitioners may pair this with Śaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports to vow-based sādhanā.