Shloka 2

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

धारागृहे वितानेन सखीभिः परिवारिता । दाक्षायणी महाक्रीडाश्चकार विविधास्सती

Transliteration

dhārāgṛhe vitānena sakhībhiḥ parivāritā | dākṣāyaṇī mahākrīḍāścakāra vividhāssatī

Translation

ในเรือนสายฝน ใต้เพดานผ้าและท่ามกลางสหายหญิงรายล้อม พระสตีผู้เป็นธิดาทักษะได้สำราญด้วยกีฬานานาประการอันรื่นรมย์

Word by Word

• dhārā-gṛhe: in the Dhārā-house/pavilion
• dhārā-gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: dhārāyāḥ gṛham = 'house/pavilion of streams (water-falls)'

• vitānena: with a canopy
• vitānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sakhībhiḥ: with (her) friends
• sakhībhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• parivāritā: surrounded
• parivāritā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√vṛ (परि-वृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with dākṣāyaṇī/satī

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

• mahā-krīḍāḥ: great games/sports
• mahā-krīḍāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: 'great sports/plays'

• cakāra: did / performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with krīḍāḥ

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to dākṣāyaṇī

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Domestic-divine vignette (Satī in a pleasure pavilion) preceding the crisis of Dakṣa-yajña; no direct Jyotirliṅga linkage.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It portrays Satī’s auspicious, divinely protected life among companions, hinting that her worldly play is still under dharmic order—preparing the ground for her unwavering devotion to Śiva, the supreme Pati, who alone grants liberation.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it situates Satī’s human-like leela that culminates in her exclusive orientation toward Śiva; such stories support saguna-bhakti, where devotees approach Śiva (and the Liṅga as his abiding presence) through loving remembrance of his divine play and relationships.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection): contemplate Satī’s purity and single-heartedness, then chant the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind in Śiva-bhakti.