Shloka 49

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

इत्थं दुर्गासुचरितं वर्णितं ते मुनीश्वर । सर्वदा सुखदं नॄणां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्

Transliteration

itthaṃ durgāsucaritaṃ varṇitaṃ te munīśvara | sarvadā sukhadaṃ nṝṇāṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam

Translation

So, o Herr unter den Weisen, ist dir die erhabene Erzählung von der Göttin Durgā dargelegt worden. Sie schenkt den Menschen stets Glück und gewährt sowohl weltlichen Genuss als auch Befreiung (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• दुर्गा-सुचरितम्: the auspicious deeds/story of Durgā
• दुर्गा-सुचरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā + sucarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुषः (Durgāyāḥ sucaritam)

• वर्णितम्: described, narrated
• वर्णितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √varṇ (वर्ण् धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृतान्त (past passive participle, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थक (describing ‘has been described’)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you’

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (munīnām īśvaraḥ)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kālādhi karaṇa / Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (कालाधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सुखदम्: giving happiness
• सुखदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (sukhaṃ dadāti iti)

• नॄणाम्: of men, of people
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: bestowing enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti + mukti + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (bhukti-mukti) + तत्पुरुषः (pradāyaka)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Durga

FAQs

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

It functions as a phalaśruti, declaring that hearing or recounting Durgā’s sacred deeds purifies the mind and supports the twin aims of life—rightful worldly well-being (bhukti) and final freedom (mukti)—in harmony with Shaiva devotion.

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

In the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Parvatī context, Durgā is revered as Śiva’s Śakti; honoring her story strengthens saguna-bhakti and prepares the devotee for steadfast worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) that culminates in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa and pāṭha—devotional listening/recitation of the Durgā narrative with faith; it may be paired with Shaiva japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a supportive discipline toward bhukti and mukti.