Shloka 15

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

योऽहं शंभुं मोहयितुं पुरैच्छं कपटेन ह । मां च तं शंकरस्तात मोहयामास लीलया

Transliteration

yo'haṃ śaṃbhuṃ mohayituṃ puraicchaṃ kapaṭena ha | māṃ ca taṃ śaṃkarastāta mohayāmāsa līlayā

Translation

ข้าผู้เคยปรารถนาจะลวงพระศัมภุด้วยเล่ห์กล ในที่สุดพระศังกรนั้นเอง โอ้ผู้เป็นที่รัก ได้ทรงลวงข้าอย่างง่ายดายด้วยลีลาอันเป็นทิพย์ของพระองค์

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Feminine (उभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• śaṃbhum: Śambhu
• śaṃbhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohayitum: to delude
• mohayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), causative sense (णिच्) ‘to cause to be deluded’; upapada with iccham

• purā: formerly, earlier
• purā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time

• aiccham: I desired
• aiccham: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Imperfect (लङ्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• kapaṭena: by deceit, with trickery
• kapaṭena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ha: indeed/forsooth
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) used for emphasis/recollection

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to śaṃbhu/śaṃkara

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāta: O dear/child (address)
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohayāmāsa: deluded (caused to be deluded)
• mohayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Perfect periphrastic (लिट्-परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत) 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative (णिच्) ‘caused to be deluded’

• līlayā: by play, effortlessly
• līlayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sati (narrating her realization to Shiva/inner circle within the Sati-khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) alone governs māyā: even one who tries to delude Him becomes deluded, revealing that liberation comes not by cleverness but by humility and Shiva’s grace.

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

Shiva’s ‘līlā’ shows His compassionate, saguna engagement with devotees and beings; Linga-worship centers the mind on that supreme Lord who dispels delusion and grants right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of truthfulness and humility, optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to renounce deception and ego.