Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

सा पुनश्च समाराध्य तपसा कठिनेन वै । तमेव परमेशानं भर्त्तारं समुपाश्रिता

Transliteration

sā punaśca samārādhya tapasā kaṭhinena vai | tameva parameśānaṃ bharttāraṃ samupāśritā

Translation

Puis, l’ayant apaisé par de rudes austérités, elle se réfugia en ce même Parameśāna, le Seigneur suprême, et l’accepta pour époux.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• समाराध्य: having worshipped/propitiated
• समाराध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having propitiated/worshipped’

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणार्थे (instrumental)

• कठिनेन: severe
• कठिनेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कठिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘तपसा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (restrictive/emphatic)

• परम-ईशानम्: the Supreme Lord (Īśāna)
• परम-ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमः ईशानः)

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समुपाश्रिता: resorted to; took refuge in
• समुपाश्रिता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; finite sense: ‘she resorted to/approached’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Pārvatī performs severe tapas to propitiate Parameśāna and then takes exclusive refuge in him as bhartṛ (husband/protector), signaling the culmination of her vow and the restoration of Śiva-Śakti union.

Significance: Models sādhana: disciplined tapas + śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as the pathway by which the bound soul becomes fit for anugraha; inspires vrata, japa, and pilgrimage austerities.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that steadfast tapas and single-pointed surrender to Parameśvara lead to divine grace—devotion matures into total refuge (śaraṇāgati), aligning the soul with Śiva as the supreme refuge and goal.

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

By describing propitiation of Parameśāna through disciplined practice, it supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion, commonly adored in the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to tapas supported by bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), simple vrata-like discipline, and contemplative surrender to Śiva as one’s sole refuge.