Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence

Tapas-abode

Devanagari script

पुरा किल सती नाम्ना दक्षस्य दुहिता ऽभवम् । जगतां पतिमेवं त्वां पतिं प्राप्तवती तथा

Transliteration

purā kila satī nāmnā dakṣasya duhitā 'bhavam | jagatāṃ patimevaṃ tvāṃ patiṃ prāptavatī tathā

Translation

Autrefois, en vérité, je fus la fille de Dakṣa, nommée Satī ; et ainsi je t’obtins, Toi—Seigneur des mondes—pour époux.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/it is said)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/instrumental of designation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by name’

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (कर्ता; predicate noun of ‘सती’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवम्: I became
• अभवम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; in apposition to ‘त्वाम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘प्राप्तवती’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पतिम्: (as) husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘as husband’ (object complement)

• प्राप्तवती: obtained/attained
• प्राप्तवती: Kriya (क्रिया; main predicate with implied ‘अस्मि’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्तवत् (कृदन्त; प्र-√आप् धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle active); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (she having obtained)

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (so/likewise)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse recalls Satī’s former birth as Dakṣa’s daughter and her attaining Śiva as husband, framing the recurring divine marriage motif that underlies many sthala-purāṇas.

Significance: Establishes Śiva as Jagatpati and Satī/Umā as the devoted consort; recitation supports śiva-bhakti and marital-vow (pativratā) ideals in Purāṇic devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Parvati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Jagatpati (Lord of all) and presents the soul’s highest fulfillment as union with the supreme Pati through destined grace and devotion, expressed here through Satī/Parvatī’s continuity of love.

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

By identifying Shiva as the accessible Lord and husband of the devotee, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva with personal love—often centered on Linga worship as the concrete, worshipful form of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti-bhāva while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally offering one’s identity and relationship to Shiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) during Linga pūjā.