Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । मौनीभूता सती देवी स्मृत्वा स्वपतिमादरात । क्षितावुदीच्यां सहसा निषसाद प्रशांतधीः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | maunībhūtā satī devī smṛtvā svapatimādarāta | kṣitāvudīcyāṃ sahasā niṣasāda praśāṃtadhīḥ

Translation

梵天说道：“女神萨蒂恭敬忆念自己的夫君——湿婆——便默然无言；心神澄寂之际，她忽然坐于地上，面向北方。”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मौनी-भूता: having become silent
• मौनी-भूता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौनी + भू (धातु) → भूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सती देवी’ इति विशेषण

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

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सती’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), पूर्वकालक्रिया

• स्व-पतिम्: her husband
• स्व-पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य पतिः)

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (out of respect)

• क्षितौ: on the ground
• क्षितौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उदीच्याम्: in the north
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्-वाचक (in the northern direction)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly)

• निषसाद: sat down
• निषसाद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रशान्त-धीः: one whose mind was calm
• प्रशान्त-धीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रशान्ता धीः यस्याः सा) — ‘सती देवी’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

Satī’s silence and calm north-facing seat symbolize inward turning (antar-mukhatā): remembrance of Pati (Śiva) pacifies the mind and draws the soul away from worldly agitation toward steadiness suited for higher Shaiva contemplation.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse shows the core of Saguna-Śiva upāsanā: personal devotion and reverent स्मरण (remembrance) of Śiva. Such recollection is the inner worship that supports outer rites like Liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple dhyāna cue is given: become silent, remember Śiva with reverence, sit grounded on the earth, and steady the mind. This can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize attention.