Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

सतीविरहानन्तरं शम्भोश्चरितम् / Śiva’s Conduct After Satī’s Separation

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तं शम्भुचरितं सतीविरहसंयुतम् । तपस्याचरणं शम्भोश्शृणु चादरतो मुने

Transliteration

ityuktaṃ śambhucaritaṃ satīvirahasaṃyutam | tapasyācaraṇaṃ śambhośśṛṇu cādarato mune

Translation

かくして、サティーとの離別を伴うシャンブの聖なる御事績は語られた。今や、聖仙よ、主シャンブがいかに苦行（タパス）を修したかを、敬虔に聴くがよい。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative complement
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शम्भुचरितम्: the deeds/story of Śambhu
• शम्भुचरितम्: Karma (कर्म) / Topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शम्भोः चरितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सतीविरहसंयुतम्: connected with separation from Satī
• सतीविरहसंयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + viraha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्याः विरहः तेन संयुतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शम्भुचरितम्’ इति विशेष्य

• तपस्या: by austerity
• तपस्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• आचरणम्: practice, performance
• आचरणम्: Karma (कर्म) / Topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-car (धातु) + lyuṭ (ल्युट्) / caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-नाम (action noun); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• आदरतः: respectfully
• आदरतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘with respect’ (manner adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

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 marks a transition from narrative grief (Satī-viraha) to yogic resolve—showing that Śiva, the Pati (Lord), uses tapas as a divine līlā that teaches detachment, inner absorption, and the path that uplifts bound souls (paśu) toward liberation.

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

By introducing Śiva’s tapas, the text points to Saguna Śiva as the accessible focus for devotees—His disciplined, yogic form becomes a model for worship and contemplation, which later culminates in devotional approaches such as Linga-upāsanā and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (reverent listening) and tapas (austerity). Practically, it supports disciplined sādhanā such as mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣara), meditation on Śiva’s yogic form, and regulated vows—especially suitable for Mahāśivarātri observance.