Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness

Devanagari script

सा सत्येवार्चिता नित्यं कीर्तिसंपत्प्रदायिनी । परमा परमेशानी भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी

Transliteration

sā satyevārcitā nityaṃ kīrtisaṃpatpradāyinī | paramā parameśānī bhuktimuktipradāyinī

Translation

พระเทวีสูงสุด—พระสตีเอง—เมื่อได้รับการบูชานิตย์ด้วยความสัตย์ ย่อมประทานเกียรติยศและความมั่งคั่ง พระนางคือปรเมศานีอันยิ่งยวด ผู้ประทานทั้งภุกติ (สุขโลกีย์) และมุกติ (หลุดพ้น)۔

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• satye: in truth / truly
• satye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात (emphasis)

• arcitā: worshipped
• arcitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arc (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: P.P.P. (kta), Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तं (adverbial accusative)

• kīrti-saṃpat-pradāyinī: bestower of fame and prosperity
• kīrti-saṃpat-pradāyinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpat (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (kīrtiś ca saṃpat ca) + तत्पुरुष (tayor pradāyinī); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parameśānī: the Supreme Goddess (Parameśānī)
• parameśānī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (paramā īśānī); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhukti-mukti-pradāyinī: bestower of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradāyinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (bhuktiś ca muktiś ca) + तत्पुरुष (tayor pradāyinī); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship grounded in satya (truth and integrity) purifies the devotee and draws the Goddess’s grace, culminating not only in auspicious worldly order (fame and prosperity) but also in mukti—release from bondage—through Śiva-Śakti’s compassion.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, Saguna worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga) is naturally accompanied by reverence to Śakti as Parameśānī. Her worship supports and completes Śiva-bhakti, granting both dharmic prosperity and the maturity that leads to liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is nitya-arcana—daily worship performed with truthfulness and purity of intention—such as offering water, flowers, and mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with ethical discipline (satya) as the inner vow.