Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative

Devanagari script

सोमो रुद्रो गृही भूत्वाऽकार्षील्लीलां परां प्रभुः । मोहयित्वाथ मां तत्र स्वविवाहेऽविकारधीः

Transliteration

somo rudro gṛhī bhūtvā'kārṣīllīlāṃ parāṃ prabhuḥ | mohayitvātha māṃ tatra svavivāhe'vikāradhīḥ

Translation

سوم سوروپ بھگوان رُدر نے گِرہستھ کا روپ دھار کر پرم دیویہ لیلا کی۔ پھر اپنے ہی وِواہ کے پرسنگ میں، بےتغیر بُدھی والے پربھو نے وہیں مجھے موہ میں ڈال دیا۔

Word by Word

• somaḥ: Soma
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• gṛhī: a householder
• gṛhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhin (गृहिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); possessive noun ‘householder’

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having become’

• akārṣīt: did / performed
• akārṣīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• līlām: play, sportive act
• līlām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• parām: supreme, great
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (पर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with līlām

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रभु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mohayitvā: having deluded
• mohayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (मुह्-धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त) + Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having deluded’

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ-अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/connector (अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र-अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• sva-vivāhe: in (his/one’s) own marriage
• sva-vivāhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (स्व-प्रातिपदिक) + vivāha (विवाह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘one’s own marriage’

• avikāradhīḥ: one of unchanging intellect
• avikāradhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-vikāra (अविकार-प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (धी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि ‘whose intellect is unchanging’

Speaker

Brahma (narrating the events surrounding Shiva’s marriage, as part of the Rudrasaṃhitā narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)
• Soma

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva, though eternally changeless (avikāra) as the supreme Pati, can assume worldly roles like a householder purely as divine līlā; recognizing this prevents the soul (paśu) from mistaking māyā-driven appearances as ultimate reality.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva—Shiva with attributes—who participates in marriage and social life, yet remains inwardly untouched; Linga worship similarly trains devotees to see the formless reality (Nirguna) through an accessible sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Shiva as avikāradhī—unchanging awareness—so that delusion (moha) is reduced and devotion becomes steady.