Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

रुरोद स शिशुस्तस्य पुरो हि परमेशितुः । प्राकृतात्मजवत्तत्र भवाचाररतस्य हि

Transliteration

ruroda sa śiśustasya puro hi parameśituḥ | prākṛtātmajavattatra bhavācāraratasya hi

Translation

ເດັກນ້ອຍນັ້ນ ຮ້ອງໄຫ້ຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນແທ້ໆ ຕໍ່ໜ້າພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າສູງສຸດ ໂດຍປະພຶດດັ່ງລູກທົ່ວໄປ ສະແດງກິລິຍາທໍາມະຊາດຂອງຊີວິດໂລກີ.

Word by Word

• रुरोद: cried, wept
• रुरोद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun)

• शिशुः: the child
• शिशुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive, Singular; pronoun)

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• परम-ईशितुः: of the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईशितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• प्राकृत-आत्मज-वत्: like an ordinary son
• प्राकृत-आत्मज-वत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राकृत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनावाचक (indeclinable of comparison: 'like/as')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable adverb of place)

• भव-आचार-रतस्य: of (one) devoted to worldly conduct
• भव-आचार-रतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Genitive, Singular; adjectival)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s accessible Saguna aspect: even the Supreme Lord allows ordinary, human-like emotions and behavior in divine play (līlā), guiding devotees to approach Him with intimacy and trust.

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

The verse supports Saguna devotion—seeing Parameśvara as personally present and responsive. Linga worship similarly makes the transcendent Shiva approachable through a concrete focus for bhakti and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is simple bhakti in Shiva’s presence—offer heartfelt prayer and recite the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the feeling that Parameśvara listens compassionately, even to ordinary human concerns.