Shloka 30
सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct
Prelude to Detailed Narrative
सत्युवाच । देव देव परब्रह्म सर्वेश परमेश्वर । सेवंते त्वां सदा सर्वे हरिब्रह्मादयस्सुराः
satyuvāca | deva deva parabrahma sarveśa parameśvara | sevaṃte tvāṃ sadā sarve haribrahmādayassurāḥ
Satī berkata: “Wahai Dewa segala dewa, wahai Brahman Tertinggi—wahai Tuhan sekalian, wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Agung—segala dewa, bermula daripada Hari (Viṣṇu) dan Brahmā, senantiasa menyembah serta berkhidmat kepada-Mu tanpa henti.”
Satī
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse establishes Shiva as Parabrahman and Parameśvara—the supreme Pati (Lord) whom even the highest cosmic deities honor. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it underscores that liberation and grace ultimately flow from Shiva, the transcendent Lord who is also worshiped in accessible (saguṇa) forms.
By declaring that Vishnu, Brahma, and the devas worship Shiva, the verse validates Shiva-upāsanā as the highest devotion. In Purāṇic practice this reverence is commonly expressed through Linga worship—an iconic, saguṇa focus that points beyond itself to Shiva as Parabrahman (nirguṇa) while remaining worshipable through form and rite.
The practical takeaway is steady sevā (devotional service) and daily worship: offer water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with the attitude that Shiva is Sarveśvara, the Lord worshiped by all.