Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

सर्वमासे सर्वदिने शिवार्चनरता सती । दृढव्रताभवद्देवी स्वेच्छाधृतनराकृतिः

Transliteration

sarvamāse sarvadine śivārcanaratā satī | dṛḍhavratābhavaddevī svecchādhṛtanarākṛtiḥ

Translation

દરેક માસે અને દરેક દિવસે સતી શિવાર્ચનમાં રત રહેતી. દેવીએ વ્રતને દૃઢ કર્યું અને પોતાની ઇચ્છાથી માનવાકૃતિ ધારણ કરી હતી।

Word by Word

• सर्व-मासे: in every month
• सर्व-मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम्—‘सर्वे मासे’ (every month)

• सर्व-दिने: on every day
• सर्व-दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम्—‘सर्वे दिने’ (every day)

• शिव-अर्चन-रता: devoted to worship of Śiva
• शिव-अर्चन-रता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + अर्चन + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः—‘शिवार्चने रता’ (devoted to Śiva-worship)

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

• दृढ-व्रता: firm in vow
• दृढ-व्रता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सती-समनाधिकरणम्

• स्व-इच्छा-धृत-नर-आकृतिः: having assumed a human form by her own will
• स्व-इच्छा-धृत-नर-आकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + इच्छा + धृत (धृ धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + नर + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘स्वेच्छया धृता नराकृतिः यस्या’ (sense close to बहुव्रीहि, but form is समनाधिकरण-विशेषण)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; emphasizes nitya-arcana (daily worship) as a continuous sādhana rather than site-specific merit.

Significance: Models ‘sarvadina’ devotion: constancy in worship is portrayed as the primary pilgrimage—turning daily life into a vrata that attracts Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It presents Satī as the ideal devotee whose unwavering daily Śiva-arcana and firm vow (dṛḍha-vrata) exemplify single-pointed bhakti leading the soul toward Śiva’s grace.

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

Śivārcana here indicates formal devotional worship of Saguna Śiva (worshipful, approachable Lord), which in Purāṇic practice commonly includes Liṅga-pūjā as a primary form of Śiva-arcana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests nitya-pūjā (daily worship) and vrata-dhāraṇā (keeping a firm vow), supported by regular japa of Śiva-mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as part of disciplined devotion.