Shloka 15

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

तदाऽस्मरं रमेशानं व्यथोपायस्तुतैस्सह । अबोधयत्स आगत्य शिवभक्तिरतस्सुधीः

Transliteration

tadā'smaraṃ rameśānaṃ vyathopāyastutaissaha | abodhayatsa āgatya śivabhaktiratassudhīḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ സദാ ശിവഭക്തിയിൽ രതനായ ആ സുദീ വന്നു, വ്യഥയ്ക്ക് ഔഷധമായ സ്തുതികളോടെ രമേശാനനെ ഓർമ്മിപ്പിച്ച് (അവനെ) ബോധിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अस्मरम्: I remembered
• अस्मरम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; a-augment; ‘I remembered’

• रमेशानम्: Rameśāna (Lord of Ramā)
• रमेशानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रमायाः ईशानः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• व्यथ: distress
• व्यथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘distress’ (as qualifier in compound)

• उपाय: means/remedy
• उपाय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; compound member

• स्तुतैः: with praises/hymns
• स्तुतैः: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘praised hymns/ praises’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय

• अबोधयत्: he awakened/informed
• अबोधयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (बोधयति) with अ-augment

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having come’

• शिव-भक्ति-रतः: devoted to devotion to Śiva
• शिव-भक्ति-रतः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (शिवभक्तौ/शिवभक्तेः रतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies सः

• सुधीः: wise
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक-पूर्वपद) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सु-धीः = उत्तमा धीः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies सः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: Rāmeśvara is famed as the liṅga worshipped by Rāma to atone for brahmahatyā-doṣa after the Laṅkā war; here ‘Rameśāna’ (Lord of Ramā = Viṣṇu) is ‘awakened’ by a Śiva-bhakta’s stuti—an interpretive bridge: Viṣṇu’s well-being is restored through Śiva-oriented praise, echoing the Rāmeśvara theme of Śiva’s purificatory grace.

Significance: Śiva’s grace removes vyathā (affliction) and grants clarity; pilgrimage is associated with purification, expiation, and strengthening of bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Rameśāna)

FAQs

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

It teaches that distress is calmed through śiva-bhakti expressed as stuti—devotional praise functioning as an upāya (spiritual remedy) that reorients the mind toward Shiva, the supreme Pati.

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

The verse highlights stuti as a direct mode of Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through name, qualities, and devotion—often practiced through Linga-upāsanā where praise and remembrance steady the devotee and invite grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation of Shiva-stutis with mindful remembrance—ideally supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a practical upāya for pacifying inner vyathā (agitation).