Shloka 14

सतीविरहानन्तरं शम्भोश्चरितम् / Śiva’s Conduct After Satī’s Separation

Devanagari script

प्रभोर्ललाटदेशात्तु यत्पृषच्छ्रमसंभवम् । पपात धरणौ तत्र स बभूव शिशुर्द्रुतम्

Transliteration

prabhorlalāṭadeśāttu yatpṛṣacchramasaṃbhavam | papāta dharaṇau tatra sa babhūva śiśurdrutam

Translation

ప్రభువు లలాటదేశమునుండి శ్రమజన్యమైన ఒక బిందువు భూమిపై పడెను; అక్కడే అదే స్థలమున అది శీఘ్రముగా శిశువుగా మారెను.

Word by Word

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• ललाट-देशात्: from the forehead-region
• ललाट-देशात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalāṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lalāṭasya deśaḥ = region of the forehead)

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (that which)

• पृषत्-श्रम-सम्भवम्: born of a drop of sweat
• पृषत्-श्रम-सम्भवम्: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛṣat (प्रातिपदिक) + śrama (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (śramāt sambhavam = arising from sweat; पृषत् = drop) समासार्थः: 'sweat-drop-originated'

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• धरणौ: on the earth
• धरणौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Vedic/poetic locative: धरणौ = धरण्याम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśādhi-kriyāviśeṣaṇa (देशाधिक क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिशुः: a child
• शिशुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचनरूप (adverbial accusative: quickly)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; this is an emanational birth motif: from Śiva’s lalāṭa (forehead/ājñā locus) a bindu-like drop falls to earth and becomes a child, signaling divine sṛṣṭi without sexual generation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Emanation after prolonged samādhi—creation emerging from stillness (yogic sṛṣṭi motif).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose mere will and presence can generate life and events instantly; even a small ‘drop’ from him becomes purposeful manifestation, reminding the devotee that grace and creation arise from Shiva’s sovereignty.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s accessible, narrative form—his body and actions become vehicles of grace. Linga-worship similarly venerates Shiva’s immediate, present power to manifest, protect, and bestow blessings in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva at the ājñā-cakra (forehead center) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—recognizing that all auspicious manifestation flows from him; offer bilva leaves to the Śiva-liṅga with this awareness.