Shloka 30

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

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

सत्युवाच । देव देव परब्रह्म सर्वेश परमेश्वर । सेवंते त्वां सदा सर्वे हरिब्रह्मादयस्सुराः

Transliteration

satyuvāca | deva deva parabrahma sarveśa parameśvara | sevaṃte tvāṃ sadā sarve haribrahmādayassurāḥ

Translation

సతీ పలికెను—ఓ దేవదేవా, ఓ పరబ్రహ్మా! ఓ సర్వేశ్వరా, ఓ పరమేశ్వరా! హరి (విష్ణు) బ్రహ్మ మొదలైన సమస్త దేవతలు నిత్యం నిన్నే సేవించి ఆరాధిస్తారు.

Word by Word

• सती: Sati
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन

• परब्रह्म: O Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परं ब्रह्म)

• सर्वेश: O Lord of all
• सर्वेश: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् ईशः)

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• सेवन्ते: serve/worship
• सेवन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• हरि-ब्रह्म-आदयः: Hari, Brahmā and others
• हरि-ब्रह्म-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हरिश्च ब्रह्मा च, आदयः)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Satī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

This verse establishes Shiva as Parabrahman and Parameśvara—the supreme Pati (Lord) whom even the highest cosmic deities honor. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it underscores that liberation and grace ultimately flow from Shiva, the transcendent Lord who is also worshiped in accessible (saguṇa) forms.

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

By declaring that Vishnu, Brahma, and the devas worship Shiva, the verse validates Shiva-upāsanā as the highest devotion. In Purāṇic practice this reverence is commonly expressed through Linga worship—an iconic, saguṇa focus that points beyond itself to Shiva as Parabrahman (nirguṇa) while remaining worshipable through form and rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady sevā (devotional service) and daily worship: offer water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with the attitude that Shiva is Sarveśvara, the Lord worshiped by all.