Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

विलोक्य रुद्रभागं नो प्राप्यावज्ञां च ताततः । विनिंद्य तत्र तान्सर्वान्देहत्यागमथाकरोत्

Transliteration

vilokya rudrabhāgaṃ no prāpyāvajñāṃ ca tātataḥ | viniṃdya tatra tānsarvāndehatyāgamathākarot

Translation

ເມື່ອນາງເຫັນວ່າ ສ່ວນອັນຄວນໄດ້ຂອງຣຸດຣະ ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບ ແລະຍັງມີການດູໝິ່ນອີກ, ສະຕີຈຶ່ງຕຳນິຕິຕຽນທຸກຄົນທີ່ຢູ່ນັ້ນ ແລ້ວຕໍ່ມາກໍຕັ້ງໃຈສະຫຼະກາຍຂອງນາງ.

Word by Word

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having seen’

• रुद्र-भागम्: Rudra’s share
• रुद्र-भागम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• न: not
• न: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• उ: indeed/at all
• उ: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (Gerund), ‘having obtained/receiving’ (here with negation: ‘not obtaining’)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect/insult
• अवज्ञाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताततः: from (her) father
• ताततः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; ‘from father’ (Dakṣa)

• विनिन्द्य: having censured
• विनिन्द्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (Gerund), ‘having censured’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तान्: those (people)
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देह-त्यागम्: abandoning the body
• देह-त्यागम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• अकरोत्: did/performed
• अकरोत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that any ritual (yajña) becomes hollow when it excludes or dishonors Shiva (Pati), the inner Lord of all worship; Satī’s response underscores uncompromising devotion and the principle that dharma cannot coexist with contempt toward the Divine.

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

Rudra’s ‘share’ signifies Shiva’s rightful place as the indwelling recipient of all offerings; honoring Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship is portrayed as essential, while rejecting Shiva in a sacrificial setting is shown to invert the purpose of worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to perform worship without disrespect: begin with Shiva-smarana and Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintain purity of intention; avoid ego-driven ritualism that forgets the Lord who sanctifies the act.