Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness

Devanagari script

सा सत्येव सदाराध्या सर्वा पापफलप्रदा । त्रिलोकमाता कल्याणी शंकरार्द्धांगभागिनी

Transliteration

sā satyeva sadārādhyā sarvā pāpaphalapradā | trilokamātā kalyāṇī śaṃkarārddhāṃgabhāginī

Translation

Ela—Satī em pessoa—é sempre digna de veneração. Ela concede plenamente os frutos que purificam o pecado. Ela é a Mãe auspiciosa dos três mundos, a Benfazeja, e aquela que partilha metade do corpo de Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सत्य: Sati
• सत्य: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• आराध्या: worthy to be worshipped
• आराध्या: Predicate (विधेय/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/विधेय: ‘to be worshipped’)

• सर्वा: all, wholly
• सर्वा: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पाप-फल-प्रदा: giver of the fruit of sins
• पाप-फल-प्रदा: Predicate (विधेय/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pāpaphalānāṃ pradā = giver of fruits of sin)

• त्रि-लोक-माता: mother of the three worlds
• त्रि-लोक-माता: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (trilokasya mātā)

• कल्याणी: auspicious
• कल्याणी: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणिन्/कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शंकर-अर्द्ध-अङ्ग-भागिनी: sharer of half of Śaṅkara’s body
• शंकर-अर्द्ध-अङ्ग-भागिनी: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śaṃkarasya arddhāṅgasya bhāginī = sharer of half the body of Shankara)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Satī (Śakti) as eternally worship-worthy and as the auspicious Mother whose grace dissolves the karmic weight of sin, pointing to liberation through devotion to the inseparable Śiva–Śakti reality.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga signifies Śiva as the supreme Pati, while Satī/Śakti is His power (śakti) and compassion; honoring the Liṅga with awareness of Śiva-Śakti unity aligns the devotee with the complete divine principle described here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-pūjā with bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Ardhanārīśvara (Śiva with Śakti), and offering reverence to the Divine Mother as Kalyāṇī for purification of past karma.