Shloka 22

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे शिवाशिवविहारवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe śivāśivavihāravarṇanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീശിവമഹാപുരാണത്തിലെ ദ്വിതീയ റുദ്രസംഹിതയുടെ ദ്വിതീയ സതീഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ ‘ശിവനും സതിയും നടത്തുന്ന ദിവ്യവിഹാരത്തിന്റെ വർണ്ണനം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/closure marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closing particle (इत्यादि अव्यय)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with saṃhitāyām

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvitīye: in the second
• dvitīye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with khaṇḍe

• satī-khaṇḍe: in the Satī-khaṇḍa section
• satī-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śivā-śiva-vihāra-varṇanam: the description of the roaming/sport of Śivā and Śiva
• śivā-śiva-vihāra-varṇanam: Viṣaya (विषय/heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vihāra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable used as “named/called” (नाम-शब्दः, नामार्थक अव्ययप्रयोग)

• dvā-viṃśaḥ: twenty-second
• dvā-viṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal sense “twenty-second”

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा; heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

This is the colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it emphasizes śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva–Satī līlā as a devotional means to purify the mind and orient the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

By naming the chapter on Śiva–Satī’s vihāra, it frames Śiva in His accessible saguna dimension—known through narratives and devotion—supporting personal worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) grounded in love and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular pāraṇa/adhyāya-pāṭha (recitation and study) of the Śiva Purāṇa with bhakti; one may conclude reading with mental salutation to Śiva (e.g., remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).