Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

सा सत्येवार्चिता नित्यं संसारभयनाशिनी । मनोभीष्टप्रदा दैवी सर्वोपद्रवहारिणी

Transliteration

sā satyevārcitā nityaṃ saṃsārabhayanāśinī | manobhīṣṭapradā daivī sarvopadravahāriṇī

Translation

Kapag ang Diyosa ay sinasamba nang may katotohanan at taos-pusong pagtalima, lagi niyang winawasak ang takot sa pag-iral sa samsara; ibinibigay niya ang ninanais ng puso, at bilang banal na Devi, inaalis niya ang lahat ng kapahamakan at balakid.

Word by Word

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

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

• 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: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle, kta); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• saṃsāra-bhaya-nāśinī: destroyer of fear of worldly existence
• saṃsāra-bhaya-nāśinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (saṃsārasya bhayasya nāśinī); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• manaḥ-bhīṣṭa-pradā: giver of desired wishes (of the mind)
• manaḥ-bhīṣṭa-pradā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (manasaḥ bhīṣṭam); तत्पुरुष + उपपद-समास (pradā = दा-कर्तृवाचक); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• daivī: divine (goddess)
• daivī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarva-upadrava-hāriṇī: remover of all troubles
• sarva-upadrava-hāriṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + upadrava (प्रातिपदिक) + hāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarveṣām upadravāṇām hāriṇī); 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: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship grounded in satya (truthful integrity) invokes the Goddess’s grace, which dissolves saṃsāra-bhaya (existential fear) and supports the soul’s movement toward liberation under Shiva’s supreme lordship.

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

In Shaiva practice, sincere worship of Saguna Shiva (often through the Linga) is inseparable from honouring Shakti; this verse highlights that divine grace responds to truthful devotion, removing obstacles so the devotee can steadily progress in Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform daily worship with truthfulness—offer simple upacāras while repeating a Shiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintaining inner sincerity; the emphasis is less on complexity and more on satya and steady devotion.