Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 65

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्स्वर्गसमे स्थाने दिव्यमानेन शंकरः । दशवर्षसहस्राणि रेमे सत्या समं मुदा

Transliteration

tasminsvargasame sthāne divyamānena śaṃkaraḥ | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi reme satyā samaṃ mudā

Translation

ในสถานที่อันเสมอสวรรค์นั้น พระศังกรผู้ส่องประกายด้วยรัศมีทิพย์ ทรงเริงรมย์กับพระสตีด้วยความปีติเป็นเวลาหนึ่งหมื่นปี

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; अधिकरण

• स्वर्गसमे: equal to heaven
• स्वर्गसमे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग-सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थाने)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दिव्यमानेन: with divine splendor
• दिव्यमानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental of manner/means)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: ten thousand years
• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: Kaaladhikarana (कालाधिकरण/अत्यन्तसंयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-वर्ष-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (accusative of duration)

• रेमे: enjoyed/dwelt happily
• रेमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्या: with Satī
• सत्या: Sahakarana (सहकरण/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सह-योगे (understood ‘with’)

• समम्: together/equally
• समम्: Kriyavishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक/समत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक; करण (instrumental of manner)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The ‘svarga-sama’ Himalayan abode and prolonged divine residence align with Kedāra-type sthala memory: Śiva’s enduring presence in the high Himalayas, where time is mythically expanded and devotion is intensified by austerity and altitude.

Significance: Pilgrimage to a Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra is said to confer long-lasting merit, steadiness in dharma, and closeness to Śiva through sustained remembrance (smaraṇa) and worship.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Mythic time dilation (ten-thousand-year divine sojourn) indicating deva-kāla rather than human chronology

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s saguna (personal) līlā—His divine, auspicious presence that sanctifies even a worldly dwelling into a “heaven-like” realm, teaching that closeness to Śiva and devotion transform lived experience into spiritual bliss.

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

By portraying Śaṅkara’s manifest, radiant life with Satī, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā: devotees worship Śiva as present and gracious (as in the Liṅga), where divine splendor and joy become accessible through reverent remembrance and pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s auspicious form (śaṅkara-dhyāna) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and bilva leaves to the Liṅga, and cultivating inner mudā (serene joy) as a devotional state.