Shloka 61

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

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

सत्या विनाज्ञया शंभुसमीपं नागमन्मुने । संवर्ण्य महिमानं च प्रावोचद्राघवस्सतीम्

Transliteration

satyā vinājñayā śaṃbhusamīpaṃ nāgamanmune | saṃvarṇya mahimānaṃ ca prāvocadrāghavassatīm

Translation

ఓ మునీ, సత్యా అనుమతి లేకుండా రాఘవుడు శంభువు సమీపానికి వెళ్లలేదు. శివ మహిమను వర్ణిస్తూ అతడు అప్పుడు సతీతో పలికాడు।

Word by Word

• satyā: Satī
• satyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition/particle; ‘without’ (takes instrumental/accusative depending on usage)

• ājñayā: by command
• ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śambhu-samīpam: to the vicinity of Śambhu
• śambhu-samīpam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक) + samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī) ‘near (the) Śambhu’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• agamat: went
• agamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• saṃvarṇya: having described
• saṃvarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-varṇ (सम् + वर्ण् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having described/related’

• mahimānam: greatness/glory
• mahimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• prāvocat: told/declared
• prāvocat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (प्र + वच् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• satīm: to Satī / Satī (as object)
• satīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic humility and devotion: one approaches Śiva’s sphere with restraint and reverence, first honoring His mahimā (glory) and acting only with proper sanction, reflecting disciplined bhakti.

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

Śambhu is approached as Saguna Śiva—the gracious Lord accessible through praise (stuti/mahimā-kīrtana) and right conduct; such reverent approach is central to Linga-worship where devotion is paired with purity and protocol.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mahimā-kīrtana (recitation of Śiva’s names and glories) before undertaking worship—such as beginning japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a respectful, restrained mindset.