Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

अथाकर्ण्य सती वाक्यं रामस्य प्रयतात्मनः । हृष्टाभूत्सा प्रशंसन्ती शिवभक्तिरतं हृदि

Transliteration

athākarṇya satī vākyaṃ rāmasya prayatātmanaḥ | hṛṣṭābhūtsā praśaṃsantī śivabhaktirataṃ hṛdi

Translation

Entendant les paroles de Rāma, dont l’esprit était discipliné et paisible, Satī fut comblée de joie. Le cœur voué à la bhakti envers Śiva, elle le loua du fond de l’âme.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/transition particle (‘then/now’)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-कर्त्/कर्ण्? (धातु: कर्ण् ‘to hear’) → आकर्ण्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वा/ल्यप् absolutive); ‘having heard’

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

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रयतात्मनः: of the self-controlled (one)
• प्रयतात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): प्रयत + आत्मन्; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying ‘रामस्य’

• हृष्टा: delighted
• हृष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — predicate adjective of ‘सती’

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• प्रशंसन्ती: praising
• प्रशंसन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस् (धातु) → प्रशंसन्ती (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवभक्तिरतम्: devoted to devotion to Śiva / absorbed in Śiva-bhakti
• शिवभक्तिरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-भक्ति-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: शिव + भक्ति + रत; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — object of praise

• हृदि: in (her) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Rama
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that true spiritual power is rooted in a disciplined mind (prayatātmā) and heartfelt Shiva-bhakti; Sati’s joy indicates that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is the inner criterion of spiritual worth.

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

Sati’s praise centers on visible, heartfelt devotion—an attitude that naturally expresses itself in Saguna worship such as reverence to Shiva as Lord and refuge, commonly embodied in Linga-upāsanā with devotion rather than mere ritualism.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner steadiness with bhakti: practice japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a composed mind and let devotion remain established in the heart, so outer worship aligns with inner reverence.