Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

गायत्री त्वं वेदमाता त्वं सावित्री सरस्वती

Transliteration

gāyatrī tvaṃ vedamātā tvaṃ sāvitrī sarasvatī

Translation

Du bist Gāyatrī; du bist die Mutter der Veden. Du bist Sāvitrī; du bist Sarasvatī—die Kraft der heiligen Rede und des Wissens selbst.

Word by Word

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathama (सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेद-माता: mother of the Vedas
• वेद-माता: Pradhāna (विधेय/समासार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वेदानां माता

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathama (सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Pradhāna (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Pradhāna (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa (praise addressed to Devī Pārvatī as Śakti)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Identifying Devī as Veda-mātā frames pilgrimage and worship as entry into śabda-brahman leading beyond tirodhāna (ignorance) toward anugraha through right knowledge.

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Sarasvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri
• Savitri
• Sarasvati
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse identifies Devī (here understood as Pārvatī/Śakti) with the highest Vedic powers—Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī, and Sarasvatī—teaching that sacred knowledge, mantra, and liberating insight arise through Śiva’s Śakti, the Mother of the Vedas.

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

In Śaiva tradition, Linga-worship is complete when united with Śakti: this verse frames mantra (Gāyatrī/Sāvitrī) and Vedic wisdom (Sarasvatī) as Śakti’s presence, supporting Saguna worship where Śiva is adored with mantra, stotra, and right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mantra-japa with purity of speech and intention—reciting Gāyatrī or Śiva’s Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Devī as Veda-mātā, the inner power that makes mantra fruitful.