Shloka 21

शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहि तायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे सतीशिवक्रीडावर्णनं नामैकविंशोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhi tāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe satīśivakrīḍāvarṇanaṃ nāmaikaviṃśodhyāyaḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນີ້ແລ້ວ ໃນ «ສີຣີ ຊິວະ ມະຫາປຸຣານະ» ພາກທີສອງ ຄື «ຣຸດຣະສັມຫິຕາ» ໃນຂັນທີສອງ «ສະຕີຂັນຑະ» ນີ້ແມ່ນບົດທີ 21 ຊື່ວ່າ «ການພັນລະນາລີລາທິບະຂອງ ສະຕີ ແລະ ຊິວະ»។

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहारार्थक-अव्यय (quotative/colophon marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the revered Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-text)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'in the great Purāṇa of Śiva (revered)'

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ordinal adjective (in the second [saṃhitā])

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'in the Rudra-saṃhitā'

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ordinal adjective (in the second [part])

• सती-खण्डे: in the Satī section
• सती-खण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'in the Satī-khaṇḍa'

• सती-शिव-क्रीडा-वर्णनम्: the description of Satī and Śiva’s sport
• सती-शिव-क्रीडा-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता; title as subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'description of the play/sport of Satī and Śiva'

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• एक-विṃश- अध्यायः: the twenty-first chapter
• एक-विṃश- अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता; identification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विंश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु: 'chapter twenty-one' (ekaviṃśa) + अध्याय

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya; this is a colophon-style closure)

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṇḍe satīśivakrīḍāvarṇanaṃ nāmaikaviṃśodhyāyaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching as śāstra: it frames Satī and Śiva’s līlā as sacred instruction, guiding the devotee to view divine relationship and devotion as a means to inner purification and steadfast bhakti toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By naming the chapter as Satī-Śiva līlā, it points to Saguna Śiva—Śiva known through attributes, deeds, and compassionate play—through which devotees approach the formless (Nirguṇa) reality. Such narratives support devotional worship, including liṅga-upāsanā, by deepening love and reverence for Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a colophon it gives no direct rite, but the practical takeaway is śravaṇa (listening/reading) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s līlā with devotion, ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”