Shloka 38

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

पूर्ववच्च कृतं तेन कृपालुत्वं महात्मना । शंकरेण महेशेन नानालीलावि हारिणा

Transliteration

pūrvavacca kṛtaṃ tena kṛpālutvaṃ mahātmanā | śaṃkareṇa maheśena nānālīlāvi hāriṇā

Translation

మునుపటివలె, అనేక దివ్య లీలల్లో విహరించే మహాత్ముడు మహేశ్వరుడు శంకరుడు మరల తన కృపను ప్రదర్శించాడు।

Word by Word

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• kṛtam: done; performed
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म) / predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta (कृदन्त), past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agrees with implied act (कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• kṛpālutvam: compassion; mercifulness
• kṛpālutvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpālu (कृपालु प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (त्व)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; abstract noun (भाववाचक)

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (महात्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (शंकर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• maheśena: by Maheśa
• maheśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (महेश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• nānā: various; many kinds of
• nānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adjective-like indeclinable (विशेषणवत् अव्यय)

• līlā-vihāriṇā: by the one who sports in many divine plays
• līlā-vihāriṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līlā (लीला प्रातिपदिक) + vihārin (विहारिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agentive -in (इन्) stem

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No specific Jyotirliṅga; the verse stresses Śaṅkara’s recurring compassion ‘as before’—a leitmotif in Purāṇic theology where the Lord’s līlā alternates between stern correction and merciful restoration.

Significance: General: remembering Śiva’s līlā and kṛpā cultivates trust (viśvāsa) and surrender, considered prerequisites for receiving anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who repeatedly bestows grace; His līlā is not mere entertainment but a sacred means by which bound souls (paśu) are guided toward purification and liberation.

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

By naming Śaṅkara and Maheśa who “sports in many līlās,” the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through His gracious, knowable forms and actions, as commonly centered in Liṅga-worship and Purāṇic narrative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate bhakti and remembrance of Śiva’s compassion—especially through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while meditating on Him as Śaṅkara, the ever-merciful Lord.