Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य सिताष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सा शिवम् । यज्ञोपवीतैर्वासोभिः पवित्रैरप्यपूजयत्

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya sitāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ ca sā śivam | yajñopavītairvāsobhiḥ pavitrairapyapūjayat

Translation

श्रावणातील शुक्ल अष्टमी व चतुर्दशीला तिने शिवाची पूजा केली; यज्ञोपवीत व पवित्र वस्त्रे पावन अर्पण म्हणून समर्पित केली।

Word by Word

• śrāvaṇasya: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); मास-नाम

• sita-aṣṭamyām: on the bright eighth (tithi)
• sita-aṣṭamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘सिता (शुक्ला) अष्टमी’

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); सर्वनाम

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yajñopavītaiḥ: with sacred threads
• yajñopavītaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + upavīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘यज्ञस्य उपवीतानि’ (sacred threads)

• vāsobhiḥ: with garments/cloths
• vāsobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pavitraiḥ: pure/sacred
• pavitraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम्—yajñopavītaiḥ, vāsobhiḥ (pure/sacred)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) = ‘also/even’

• apūjayat: she worshipped
• apūjayat: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्, धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); augment a-

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Satī’s disciplined bhakti: choosing auspicious tithis in Śrāvaṇa and offering purity (pavitra) to Śiva, showing that sincere devotion expressed through sacred conduct and clean offerings refines the soul toward Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—worshipping Śiva through visible, sanctified offerings. Such ritual honor is commonly directed to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form of Śiva, where devotion and purity become the primary means of communion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observing worship on Śukla Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī with pure items is implied; practically, one may perform Śiva-pūjā with cleanliness, offer clean cloth, and accompany the worship with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).