Shloka 51
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
या शताक्षी स्मृता देवी सैव शाकंभरी मता । सैव प्रकीर्तिता दुर्गा व्यक्तिरेकैव त्रिष्वपि
yā śatākṣī smṛtā devī saiva śākaṃbharī matā | saiva prakīrtitā durgā vyaktirekaiva triṣvapi
إن الإلهة التي تُذكَر باسم «شاتاكشي» هي بعينها المُعتبَرة «شاكَمبَري»، وهي كذلك المُمجَّدة باسم «دورغا». وفي هذه الأسماء الثلاثة، الحقيقة المتجلّية واحدة لا غير.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches ekatva (oneness) behind multiple divine names: Śatākṣī, Śākaṃbharī, and Durgā are not competing deities but one Śakti manifesting different functions—vision, nourishment, and protection—within a Śaiva framework where Uma is inseparable from Shiva.
In Śaiva Siddhānta, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with His Śakti; Linga worship is complete when the devotee recognizes Uma/Durgā as the Lord’s inseparable power. This verse supports that devotional unity: many forms, one reality.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa with unified intent—reciting names like “Durgā” or “Śākaṃbharī” while remembering they point to the one Divine Mother (Uma), alongside Śiva-mantra practice (e.g., pañcākṣarī japa) for integrated Śiva-Śakti devotion.