Shloka 32

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

महोपद्रवमाचेरुर्गणास्तत्र तदाज्ञया । सर्वान्स दंडयामास न कश्चिदवशेषितः

Transliteration

mahopadravamācerurgaṇāstatra tadājñayā | sarvānsa daṃḍayāmāsa na kaścidavaśeṣitaḥ

Translation

ด้วยบัญชาของเขา เหล่าคณะคณะได้ก่อความปั่นป่วนใหญ่ ณ ที่นั้น เขาลงทัณฑ์ทุกคน มิได้เหลือผู้ใดให้รอดพ้น

Word by Word

• महा-उपद्रवम्: great disturbance
• महा-उपद्रवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् उपद्रवः)

• आचेरुः: they performed/committed
• आचेरुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गणाः: the gaṇas
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तत्-आज्ञया: by that command
• तत्-आज्ञया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: आज्ञा—स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इति सर्वनाम-विशेषण (नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन)

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दण्डयामास: punished
• दण्डयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दण्डय् (नामधातु; दण्ड प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रत्यय ‘चित्’ युक्त (indefinite pronoun)

• अवशेषितः: left remaining
• अवशेषितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + शिष् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = left/remaining

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (implied through gaṇas)
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s governance (ājñā) over cosmic order: even powerful gaṇas are subject to discipline, showing that dharma is upheld through correction, not favoritism—an expression of Pati’s (Lord’s) protective rule in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Saguna Shiva is worshipped as the Lord who actively regulates the world—commanding, restraining, and correcting. Linga worship trains the devotee in reverence for Shiva’s sovereign order, where surrender to his will transforms disturbance (upadrava) into inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the bhāva of obedience to Shiva’s ājñā; paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance that ego and agitation must be reduced to ash under the Lord’s guidance.