Shloka 7

Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa

Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

Devanagari script

छिन्नमस्तकनामासौ शिवः षष्ठः प्रकीर्तितः । भक्तकामप्रदा चैव गिरिजा छिन्नमस्तका

Transliteration

chinnamastakanāmāsau śivaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | bhaktakāmapradā caiva girijā chinnamastakā

Translation

শিৱৰ ষষ্ঠ ৰূপ ‘ছিন্নমস্তক’ বুলি কীৰ্তিত। সেই ৰূপতেই গিৰিজা (পাৰ্বতী)ও ‘ছিন্নমস্তকা’ নামে প্ৰসিদ্ধা, ভক্তসকলৰ অভীষ্ট কামনা পূৰণকাৰিণী।

Word by Word

• छिन्नमस्तक-नाम: the name ‘Chinnamastakā’
• छिन्नमस्तक-नाम: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/नामविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिन्नमस्तक + नाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘छिन्नमस्तकस्य नाम’

• आसौ: he (that one)
• आसौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• षष्ठः: the sixth
• षष्ठः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः ‘is proclaimed’

• भक्त-काम-प्रदा: giver of devotees’ wishes
• भक्त-काम-प्रदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + काम + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘भक्तानां कामान् प्रददाति’ (giver of devotees’ desires)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• छिन्नमस्तका: Chinnamastakā
• छिन्नमस्तका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिन्नमस्तका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms that Shiva’s manifested (saguṇa) forms are innumerable and grace-filled, and that Shiva and Girijā are worshipped as a unified reality who grants the devotee’s rightful aims through bhakti.

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

The verse highlights a specific saguṇa form (Chinnamastaka) for contemplation and worship; in Shaiva practice, such form-worship harmonizes with Linga worship because both are gateways to realizing Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Simple bhakti-focused upāsanā: japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with remembrance of Shiva-Girijā as Chinnamastaka, supported by traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa if one follows Shaiva observance.