Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

अतीव तपसांगेन सर्वांगेषु मनोहरा

Transliteration

atīva tapasāṃgena sarvāṃgeṣu manoharā

Translation

激しい苦行より生じた光輝によって、彼女は四肢のすみずみに至るまで人を魅了し—全身が照り映えて、ことごとく美しかった。

Word by Word

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक-अव्यय (very, exceedingly)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अङ्गेन: by (her) body/limb
• अङ्गेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्व-अङ्गेषु: in all limbs
• सर्व-अङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषु अङ्गेषु)

• मनोहरा: charming
• मनोहरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse highlights tapas-tejas as a divine attribute, anticipating Satī’s role in the cosmic drama around Dakṣa’s yajña.

Significance: Models tapas as a purifier and beautifier (inner radiance manifesting outward), inspiring vrata, japa, and disciplined devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas (disciplined austerity) purifies and refines the embodied being, producing inner luminosity that manifests outwardly—an indicator of spiritual maturation aligned with devotion to Shiva.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee’s tapas and japa prepare the body-mind as a fit vessel for Shiva’s presence; such refinement supports steadiness in Linga-upasana and deepens devotional absorption.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake regulated tapas such as mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), fasting/vrata with purity, and focused meditation—so the body-mind becomes calm, radiant, and devotional.