Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body

Devanagari script

ततस्स्वभर्तुश्चरणं चिंतयंती न चापरम् । अपश्यत्सा सती तत्र योगमार्गनिविष्टधीः

Transliteration

tatassvabhartuścaraṇaṃ ciṃtayaṃtī na cāparam | apaśyatsā satī tatra yogamārganiviṣṭadhīḥ

Translation

Entonces Satī, contemplando sólo los pies de su propio Señor y nada más, lo percibió allí, con la mente firmemente absorta en la senda del Yoga.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (ततः = then/from there)

• sva-bhartuḥ: of her own husband
• sva-bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: ‘svaḥ bhartā’), Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• caraṇam: feet
• caraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• cintayantī: thinking/meditating on
• cintayantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ-कृदन्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with satī

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• aparam: anything else
• aparam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively

• apaśyat: she saw
• apaśyat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; proper name/title

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• yoga-mārga-niviṣṭa-dhīḥ: whose mind was absorbed in the path of yoga
• yoga-mārga-niviṣṭa-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक) + niviṣṭa (नि-√viś + क्त) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa: ‘yoga-mārge niviṣṭā dhīḥ yasyāḥ’ (locative relation inside); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying satī

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches one-pointed absorption (ekāgratā) in the refuge of Śiva—symbolized by His feet—where devotion and yogic concentration mature into direct inner perception (darśana) of the Lord.

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

Satī’s focus on Śiva’s feet reflects saguna-upāsanā: fixing the mind on a sacred form or symbol of Śiva (including the Śiva-liṅga) until the devotee’s awareness becomes steady and Śiva is realized as present.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna with unwavering attention on Śiva (often supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating His feet as the inner altar; let devotion stabilize the mind into yogic stillness rather than scattering attention.