Shloka 4

Devīkṛta-praśna-varṇana (Description of the Goddess’s Questions) / देवीकृतप्रश्नवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

दीर्घसत्रेण युष्माभिर्भगवानम्बिकापतिः । उपासित इतीदं मे दृष्टमद्य विनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

dīrghasatreṇa yuṣmābhirbhagavānambikāpatiḥ | upāsita itīdaṃ me dṛṣṭamadya viniścitam

Translation

因你们长久的祭会修持，蒙福的至尊——安比迦之夫主——确已受你们供奉礼敬。此事我今日亲见分明，已作确定无疑之判定。

Word by Word

• दीर्घ-सत्रेण: by a long rite/session
• दीर्घ-सत्रेण: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (a long session/rite)

• युष्माभिः: by you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अम्बिका-पतिः: the Lord of Ambikā (Śiva)
• अम्बिका-पतिः: Karma (कर्म/object; apposition to भगवान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (husband/lord of Ambikā)

• उपासितः: worshipped
• उपासितः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (worshipped)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative marker)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as object of ‘seen/ascertained’

• मे: my; of me
• मे: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; enclitic form

• दृष्टम्: seen; observed
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “seen/observed” (predicate with इदम्)

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• विनिश्चितम्: ascertained; determined
• विनिश्चितम्: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-चित् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “ascertained/decided” (predicate)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms that sustained, disciplined worship (dīrgha-satra) culminates in clear inner certainty (viniścaya) that Pati—Lord Shiva, Ambikāpati—has been truly honored, indicating the maturation of devotion into spiritual conviction.

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

By naming Shiva as Ambikāpati, the verse points to Saguna worship—approaching the Supreme as the personal Lord who receives upāsanā through rites and devotion, commonly expressed in Shiva Purana through Linga-pūjā and mantra-based reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is continuity in worship—regular pūjā and japa over time (especially Panchākṣarī: “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where prescribed.