Shloka 11

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”

Devanagari script

दिव्यज्ञानं दिव्यचक्षुर्दिव्या वाचमवाप सा । प्रत्यक्षं वीक्ष्य दुर्गेशं तुष्टाव जगतां पतिम्

Transliteration

divyajñānaṃ divyacakṣurdivyā vācamavāpa sā | pratyakṣaṃ vīkṣya durgeśaṃ tuṣṭāva jagatāṃ patim

Translation

Dia memperoleh pengetahuan ilahi, penglihatan ilahi, dan suara ilahi. Lalu, melihat Durgeśa hadir nyata di hadapannya, dia memuji Tuhan Penguasa segala alam.

Word by Word

• दिव्यज्ञानम्: divine knowledge
• दिव्यज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (divine knowledge)

• दिव्यचक्षुः: divine sight/eye
• दिव्यचक्षुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वाचम्)

• वाचम्: speech
• वाचम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप: obtained
• अवाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; with उपसर्ग अव-

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly, before (her) eyes
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: directly)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• दुर्गेशम्: Durgā’s Lord (Śiva)
• दुर्गेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (durgāyāḥ īśaḥ = lord of Durgā / Durgā’s lord)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; reduplicated perfect stem (tuṣṭāva)

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s grace: through devotion, the soul (Satī) is empowered with purified knowledge, inner vision, and inspired speech, culminating in direct darśana of Pati (the Lord), which is a Shaiva Siddhanta marker of divine bestowal rather than mere intellectual attainment.

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

The verse emphasizes pratyakṣa-darśana and stuti (praise), central to saguna-upāsanā: the devotee approaches Śiva as the accessible Lord who can be beheld and praised; such devotion is also expressed in Linga worship where the formless is honored through a manifest sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stotra-japa and dhyāna: steady contemplation of Śiva with heartfelt praise (stuti) to invite inner clarity (divya-jñāna) and refined perception (divya-cakṣus), supported by Shaiva disciplines like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and purity of speech.