Shloka 27

देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”

Devanagari script

श्रीशक्तिं पावनां शान्तां पुष्टिम्परमपावनीम् । वयन्नामामहे भक्त्या महदव्यक्तरूपिणीम्

Transliteration

śrīśaktiṃ pāvanāṃ śāntāṃ puṣṭimparamapāvanīm | vayannāmāmahe bhaktyā mahadavyaktarūpiṇīm

Translation

In Hingabe verneigen wir uns vor Śrī-Śakti — der reinigenden, friedvollen Kraft, die Nahrung und Gedeihen schenkt, der höchst Reinigenden; die als Mahat, das Große Prinzip, und als Avyakta, das Unmanifestierte, in Gestalt verweilt.

Word by Word

• śrī-śaktim: Śrī-Śakti (auspicious Power)
• śrī-śaktim: Karma (कर्म) — object of ‘namāmahe’
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: श्री (auspicious glory) + शक्ति (power)

• pāvanām: purifying
• pāvanām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• śāntām: peaceful
• śāntām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• puṣṭim: nourishment, prosperity
• puṣṭim: Karma (कर्म) — appositional object
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• parama-pāvanīm: supremely purifying
• parama-pāvanīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) — of Devī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + pāvanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: परम (supreme) + पावनी (purifier)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता) — of ‘namāmahe’
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (plural)

• namāmahe: we bow to / we adore
• namāmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (singular)

• mahat-avyakta-rūpiṇīm: having the nature/form of the great Unmanifest
• mahat-avyakta-rūpiṇīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) — of Devī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat + avyakta + rūpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष: महत् (great) + अव्यक्त (unmanifest) + रूपिणी (having form/nature)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Identifying Devī with mahat and avyakta sacralizes cosmology itself: pilgrimage and worship purify the very ‘pāśa’ (māyā/avyakta) by recognizing it as Śakti under Śiva’s lordship.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: श्रीशक्तिं पावनां शान्तां पुष्टिम्परमपावनीम् । वयन्नामामहे भक्त्या महदव्यक्तरूपिणीम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmogonic framing via mahat-tattva and avyakta (primordial prakṛti/māyā)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It venerates Pārvatī as Śrī-Śakti—the Lord’s purifying, peace-bestowing power—showing that devotion to Śiva’s Śakti cleanses impurities and supports inner growth, while also revealing her as the cosmic basis behind manifest and unmanifest reality.

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

In Śaiva practice, Linga worship honors Śiva together with His inseparable Śakti; this verse supports saguna upāsanā by praising the Goddess as the active divine power through whom the worshipper receives purification, stability (śānti), and spiritual nourishment (puṣṭi).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti practice is implied: offer namaskāra and meditate on Śiva-Śakti as both mahat (manifest order) and avyakta (unmanifest source), optionally while repeating a Śiva mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a Śakti-bhāva (reverence for the Goddess as the Lord’s power).