Shloka 4

दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः

Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा सीमंतया भूतां विजयां प्राह सा सती । स्वसखीं प्रवरां प्राणप्रियां सा हि हितावहाम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā sīmaṃtayā bhūtāṃ vijayāṃ prāha sā satī | svasakhīṃ pravarāṃ prāṇapriyāṃ sā hi hitāvahām

Translation

เมื่อพระนางสตีทอดพระเนตรวิชัยาผู้ประดับเครื่องประดับที่รอยแสกผม (สีมันตะ) ก็ตรัสกับนาง—ผู้เป็นสหายเอก ผู้เป็นที่รักดุจลมหายใจ และเป็นผู้นำมาซึ่งสิริมงคล

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having seen’

• सीमन्तया: with a hair-parting (ornament/mark)
• सीमन्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/लक्षण-भावे (‘with a parting/with hair-parting mark’)

• भूताम्: having become
• भूताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: भूत-कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘भूताम्’ = ‘become/being’ (agreeing with विजयाम्)

• विजयाम्: Vijayā
• विजयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• स्व-सखीं: her own friend
• स्व-सखीं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘स्वस्य सखी’)

• प्रवराम्: excellent
• प्रवराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: excellent)

• प्राण-प्रियाम्: dear as life
• प्राण-प्रियाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘प्राणानां प्रिया’ = very dear as life)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हित-आवहाम्: bringing welfare
• हित-आवहाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (कृदन्त; √वह् धातु, आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (‘हितम् आवहति या’), कृदन्त-विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Satī-khaṇḍa episode; within the scene Satī addresses Vijayā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga context; the verse introduces Vijayā as Satī’s intimate companion, setting up interpersonal counsel before Satī confronts the yajña exclusion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Vijaya

FAQs

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

It highlights Satī’s sattvic character—she honors a well-wishing companion and begins counsel in a dhārmic, benevolent mood, reflecting Shaiva ideals of purity, right intention, and devotion aligned to Pati (Śiva).

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

Though the verse is narrative, it sets the devotional and ethical atmosphere in which Satī’s relationship to Śiva (Saguna Pati) unfolds—showing that true worship is supported by auspicious conduct, faithful companionship, and welfare-oriented speech.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the takeaway is to cultivate śuddhi (inner purity) and hita-vākya (beneficial speech) before japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as taught across the Rudra Saṃhitā tradition.