Shloka 45

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां मधुकैटभवधे महाकालिकावतारवर्णनं नाम पंचचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ madhukaiṭabhavadhe mahākālikāvatāravarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

এইভাবে শ্রীশিবমহাপুরাণের পঞ্চম গ্রন্থ উমাসংহিতায় ‘মধু-কৈটভ বধ ও মহাকালিকা অবতার-বর্ণনা’ নামক পঁয়তাল্লিশতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable/holy
• श्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-पूर्वक आदरार्थक (honorific)

• शिवमहापुराणे: in the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• शिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य महापुराणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• उमासंहितायाम्: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• उमासंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—उमायाः संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• मधुकैटभवधे: in (the section on) the slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha
• मधुकैटभवधे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Topic-locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + कैटभ + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—मधुकैटभयोः वधः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• महाकालिकावतारवर्णनम्: the description of Mahākālikā’s incarnation
• महाकालिकावतारवर्णनम्: Pratijñā/Title (संज्ञा/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकालिका + अवतार + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—महाकालिकायाः अवतारस्य वर्णनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (name-indicator)

• पञ्चचत्वारिंशः: forty-fifth
• पञ्चचत्वारिंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चचत्वारिंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (45th); द्विगु-समासः—पञ्च + चत्वारिंशत्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the chapter’s theme: Mahākālikā’s avatāra connected with the destruction of Madhu and Kaiṭabha; functions as textual closure rather than a local shrine legend.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahakali
• Madhu
• Kaitabha
• Parvati

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, affirming the scripture’s structure and the specific theme: divine grace manifests as Śakti (Mahākālikā) to remove obstructive forces, reminding devotees that protection and liberation arise through Pati (Śiva) and His power.

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

Though not a direct Linga-instruction, the chapter-title highlights the Saguna dimension of the divine: Śiva’s power (Śakti) acts in the world to restore dharma. In Shaiva practice, this supports worship of Śiva with Śakti—seeing the Linga as the stable presence of Pati and the goddess as His dynamic grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the chapter’s theme as a sankalpa: recite the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with remembrance of Śiva-Śakti as protector, and conclude readings with a respectful colophon-style closure, cultivating śraddhā and steadiness in japa.