Shloka 32

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

प्रशस्ता तव कान्तेयं स्यात् पुत्री विश्वमातृका तस्मात् पुत्री सती नाम्ना तवैषा च भविष्यति

Transliteration

praśastā tava kānteyaṃ syāt putrī viśvamātṛkā tasmāt putrī satī nāmnā tavaiṣā ca bhaviṣyati

Translation

அன்பனே, உன் இந்த மகள் மிகச் சிறந்தவளாக இருப்பாள்; அவள் உலகமாதாவாக ஆவாள். ஆகவே உன் இந்த மகள் ‘சதி’ என்ற நாமத்தால் அறியப்படுவாள்.

Word by Word

• प्रशस्ता (praśastā): most auspicious, highly praised

• तव (tava): of you/your

• कान्ते (kānte): O beloved (address)

• इयं (iyaṁ): this (fem.)

• स्यात् (syāt): will be/shall become

• पुत्री (putrī): daughter

• विश्व-मातृका (viśva-mātṛkā): Mother of the universe

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by name

• सती (satī): Satī (the virtuous one, true being)

• तव-एषा (tavaiṣā): this one of yours

• च (ca): and/indeed

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will be

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; inner proclamation about Satī’s birth and name)

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Shakti
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It identifies Satī as viśvamātṛkā, establishing Śakti as inseparable from Śiva; Linga worship is thus not mere symbol-veneration but devotion to Pati together with His power of grace and manifestation.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By declaring the rise of Satī as the universal Mother, the verse implies Śiva-tattva as Pati who is never without Śakti—transcendent consciousness that also becomes immanent through His own power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is the Shaiva Siddhanta frame for practice—approaching liberation of the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) through devotion and grace mediated by Śiva-Śakti.