Shloka 38

Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)

Devanagari script

तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्यैर्या बोध्यते परमेश्वरी । अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिकायै नमो नमः

Transliteration

tattvamasyādivākyairyā bodhyate parameśvarī | anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍanāyikāyai namo namaḥ

Translation

السجودُ مرارًا وتكرارًا لتلك الإلهة العُظمى، باراميشْوَرِي، التي تُدرَك بحِكَم الأوبانيشاد العظمى مثل «تَتْ تْوَمْ أَسِي»، وهي سيّدةُ السيادة على أكوانٍ لا نهاية لعددها.

Word by Word

तत्त्वम्the reality / principle

असि(you) are

आदिetc., beginning with

वाक्यैःby (the) statements

याshe who

बोध्यतेis made known / is understood

परमेश्वरीthe Supreme Goddess

अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिकायैto the mistress of infinite crores of universes

नमःsalutation

नमःsalutation again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā teaching as a stotra-style praise)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

Parvati

FAQs

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

It honors Parameśvarī as the highest Reality—knowable not only by ritual devotion but also by direct inner realization indicated by the Upaniṣadic mahāvākyas—affirming Shiva-Shakti as the supreme ground of liberation.

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

In Śaiva Siddhānta, Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for higher knowledge; this verse complements that path by declaring that the same Supreme is ultimately realized as Parameśvarī, the cosmic sovereign, beyond limited conceptions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of Shiva-Shakti mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady contemplation on the mahāvākya-style meaning—seeing the Self as dependent on and illumined by the Supreme—fits the verse’s intent; it supports bhakti leading toward jñāna.