Shloka 10

सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । विष्णुशिष्य महाभाग विधे मे वद विस्तरात् । शिवाशिवचरित्रं तद्भवाचारपरानुगम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | viṣṇuśiṣya mahābhāga vidhe me vada vistarāt | śivāśivacaritraṃ tadbhavācāraparānugam

Translation

నారదుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ మహాభాగ, విష్ణుశిష్యా! ఓ విధీ (బ్రహ్మా), నాకు విస్తారంగా చెప్పుము—శివుడు మరియు సతీదేవి యొక్క పవిత్ర చరిత్రను, దానినుంచి పుట్టిన అనుసరించవలసిన ఆచార-నియమాలతో కూడి.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुशिष्य: O disciple of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुशिष्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः शिष्यः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण—विधे

• विधे: O Creator (Brahmā)
• विधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ/विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Genitive/Dative); enclitic

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रकार/रीत्या (ablative used adverbially: in detail)

• शिवाशिवचरित्रम्: the account of (what is) auspicious and inauspicious / of Śiva and non-Śiva
• शिवाशिवचरित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अशिव + चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (शिवं च अशिवं च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—चरित्रम्

• भवाचारपरानुगम्: following the conduct/tradition of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवाचारपरानुगम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव + आचार + पर + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भवस्य आचारः; तस्मिन् परः; तदनुगम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—चरित्रम्

Speaker

Nārada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Nārada requests the ‘Śiva–Śivā-caritra’ and the ācāra arising from it; such kathā-śravaṇa is paradigmatic of Kāśī’s Viśvanātha milieu where liberation is linked with hearing/uttering Śiva’s name and teachings (the verse itself does not specify Kāśī).

Significance: Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa and dharma-ācāra as means to purification and eligibility for grace; Kāśī symbolizes jñāna and mokṣa-oriented devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It frames the Shiva–Satī narrative not as mere story, but as a source of ācāra (right conduct) and inner discipline that leads the seeker toward Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord.

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

By requesting “Śiva’s account” along with the practices born from it, the verse points to Saguna devotion expressed through prescribed conduct—typically including reverence to Śiva’s forms and worship-methods that culminate in steadiness of bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes following ācāra (observances) derived from Śiva’s teachings—practically expressed in Shaiva life through disciplined devotion such as mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī) and purity-oriented observances aligned with Śiva-bhakti.