Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation

Devanagari script

एवं शिवा सती भूत्वा शंकरेण विवाहिता । पितुर्यज्ञे तनुं त्यक्त्वा नादात्तां स्वपदं ययौ

Transliteration

evaṃ śivā satī bhūtvā śaṃkareṇa vivāhitā | pituryajñe tanuṃ tyaktvā nādāttāṃ svapadaṃ yayau

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശിവസ്വരൂപിണിയായ സതി ശങ്കരനോടു വിവാഹിതയായി. പിന്നെ പിതാവിന്റെ യജ്ഞത്തിൽ ദേഹം ത്യജിച്ച് മറ്റൊരു ദേഹം സ്വീകരിക്കാതെ, തന്റെ പരമപദത്തിലേക്കു പോയി.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• śivā: Śivā
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल/absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūtvā (कृदन्त; √bhū/भू)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• vivāhitā: was married
• vivāhitā: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vivāhita (कृदन्त; √vah with vi-ā- / विवाह्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; past participle (भूतकृदन्त)

• pituḥ: of (her) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• yajñe: in the sacrifice
• yajñe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• tanum: body
• tanum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल/absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tyaktvā (कृदन्त; √tyaj/त्यज्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• adāt: gave
• adāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• tām: that (body) / her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• sva-padam: her own abode/state
• sva-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Satī’s self-immolation at Dakṣa’s yajña becomes a paradigmatic myth for Śiva’s withdrawal from worldly honor and the re-establishment of dharma through divine grace and re-manifestation of Śakti.

Significance: Contemplation of Satī’s tyāga and Śiva-Śakti unity is taught as purifying pride and strengthening śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Dakṣa-yajña crisis leading to reconfiguration of divine order

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Shankara
• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Satī’s unwavering alignment with Śiva (Pati) and dharma: when divine dignity is violated at Dakṣa’s yajña, she renounces the limited body and attains her own highest state, indicating liberation through steadfast devotion and truth.

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

Satī’s marriage to Śaṅkara affirms Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord of grace, while her departure from the body points to the transcendent reality beyond form; Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana holds both—form for devotion and the formless truth it signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner steadiness in Śiva-bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence, and simple Śiva-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder to renounce ego and remain established in Śiva.