Shloka 6

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

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

लीलारुचित्वादथ वा संघटेताऽखिलं च तत् । कुरुते यद्यदीशश्च सती च भवरीतिगौ

Transliteration

līlārucitvādatha vā saṃghaṭetā'khilaṃ ca tat | kurute yadyadīśaśca satī ca bhavarītigau

Translation

లీలారుచితో ప్రభువు ఈ సమస్త వ్యవస్థను సమీకరించగలడు. పరమేశుడు ఏది ఏది చేస్తాడో, అలాగే సతీ కూడా—ఇద్దరూ భవసంసారపు స్థిరమైన రీతినే అనుసరిస్తూ సాగుతారు.

Word by Word

• लीला: of play/sport
• लीला: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समास-पूर्वपद: लीलारुचित्वात्)

• रुचित्वात्: from (her/his) liking
• रुचित्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित) → रुचित्व (भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थ (from/owing to liking)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय (then/now)

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (विकल्प/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• संघटेत: may come together/occur
• संघटेत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+घट् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अखिलम्: entire/all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (तत्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (correlative with तत्)

• यत्: whatever (indeed)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• ईशः: the Lord (Śiva)
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भव: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समास-पूर्वपद: भवरीतिगौ)

• रीतिगौ: acting according to (their) manner/way
• रीतिगौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रीतिग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण (ईशः, सती)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Samhita account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Frames the Dakṣa-yajña sequence as līlā: the Lord ‘arranges’ the entire chain of events for cosmic pedagogy—humbling pride, revealing dharma, and culminating in grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches that cosmic events unfold by Īśvara’s līlā and governance; the Lord remains free while beings experience bhava according to the world-order, encouraging surrender and devotion rather than anxiety over outcomes.

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

By affirming Īśvara as the conscious Lord who ‘arranges all,’ it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a direct means to approach the divine governor behind all worldly processes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender) through japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering actions and results to Śiva, and maintaining steady remembrance that all unfolds under His līlā and niyati (ordained order).