Shloka 10

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

पुराहं स्वसुतां दृष्ट्वा संध्याह्वां तनयैस्सह । अभवं विकृतस्तात कामबाणप्रपीडितः

Transliteration

purāhaṃ svasutāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃdhyāhvāṃ tanayaissaha | abhavaṃ vikṛtastāta kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ

Translation

ఒకసారి నేను నా స్వకన్య ‘సంధ్యా’ను ఆమె కుమారులతో కలిసి చూచితిని; ఓ తాత, అప్పుడు నేను అంతరంగమున వికలుడనై—కామబాణములచే విద్ధుడై బాధపడితిని.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्व-सुताम्: (my) own daughter
• स्व-सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one's own daughter)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• संध्या-आह्वाम्: named Sandhyā
• संध्या-आह्वाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नामधेय-विशेषण (called ‘Sandhyā’) qualifying स्वसुताम्

• तनयैः: with sons
• तनयैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (prepositional particle ‘with’)

• अभवम्: I became
• अभवम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विकृतः: disturbed/changed
• विकृतः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participial adjective) qualifying अहम्

• तात: O dear one
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• काम-बाण-प्रपीडितः: afflicted by the arrows of Kāma
• काम-बाण-प्रपीडितः: Hetu/Instrumental sense (हेतु/करणार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपीडित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from पीड् with प्र-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pierced/afflicted by Kāma's arrows) qualifying अहम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Sandhya
• Kama

FAQs

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

It portrays kāma (desire) as a pasha—an afflicting bondage that distorts the mind even of exalted beings, implying that liberation requires turning the mind toward Pati (Śiva) and cultivating restraint and purity.

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

By showing the danger of desire-driven agitation, the narrative implicitly points to Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) as a stabilizing discipline—redirecting attention from sensory impulse to devotion, dharma, and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple purificatory observances (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and mindful conduct) to reduce the force of kāma.