Shloka 60

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

अवतीर्णा शिवा स्यात्सा सतीनाम प्रजेश्वर । तदुत्पादनहेतोर्हि यत्नोतः कार्य एव वै

Transliteration

avatīrṇā śivā syātsā satīnāma prajeśvara | tadutpādanahetorhi yatnotaḥ kārya eva vai

Translation

ഹേ പ്രജേശ്വരാ! ആ ശിവാദേവിയേ സതീ രൂപത്തിൽ അവതീർണ്ണയായിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ അവളുടെ പ്രാകട്യത്തിനായി നിർബന്ധമായും പരിശ്രമം നടത്തേണ്ടതാണ്.

Word by Word

• avatīrṇā: descended/incarnated
• avatīrṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-tṝ (धातु) + avatīrṇa (कृदन्त, भूतकृत्)
• Form: Kta (PPP/क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; predicate adjective

• śivā: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• syāt: would be/should be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• satīnām: of the virtuous women (satīs)
• satīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Bahuvacana

• prajeśvara: O lord of creatures
• prajeśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• tat-utpādana-hetoḥ: for the cause of producing that
• tat-utpādana-hetoḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम) + utpādana (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; tatpurusha: 'for the cause of producing that' (tad-utpādana-hetu)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle/निपात), hetu-bodhaka

• yatna-utaḥ: arising from effort
• yatna-utaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक) + uta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; bahu-prayoga: 'arisen from effort' (utaḥ = 'sprung from')

• kāryaḥ: to be done; necessary
• kāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; gerundive sense 'to be done/necessary'

• eva: certainly
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), niścaya-bodhaka

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Satī episode to the sages, with the verse addressing Prajāpati/Dakṣa as ‘Prajēśvara’ in context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Śakti-avatāra as Satī for the unfolding of Dakṣa-yajña narrative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It affirms that Satī’s birth is not ordinary but a deliberate descent of Śivā (the Divine Power), indicating that divine grace enters history to restore dharma and enable devotees to connect with Śiva through a tangible, saguna form.

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

By stressing Śivā’s descent and purposeful manifestation, the verse supports the Shaiva view that the transcendent (nirguṇa) is also worshipped through accessible forms (saguṇa)—including Śiva’s presence in the Liṅga and in sacred narratives that awaken devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is purposeful sādhana: undertake steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhakti, and support it with Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and disciplined worship, since divine purposes unfold through sincere endeavor.