Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

त्रिदेवजननी चण्डी शिवा सर्वार्तिनाशिनी । सर्वमाता महानिद्रा सर्वस्वजनतारिणी

Transliteration

tridevajananī caṇḍī śivā sarvārtināśinī | sarvamātā mahānidrā sarvasvajanatāriṇī

Translation

Sie ist Caṇḍī, die Mutter, aus der die drei Götter hervorgehen; sie ist Śivā, die Vernichterin allen Leids. Sie ist die Mutter von allem, Mahānidrā—der Große kosmische Schlaf—und die Retterin, die alle Wesen, die ihr eigen sind, über die Fesseln der Welt hinüberträgt.

Word by Word

• त्रिदेवजननी: mother of the three gods
• त्रिदेवजननी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-देव-जननी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्रि’ + ‘देव’ + ‘जननी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘mother of the three gods’

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī
• चण्डी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• शिवा: Śivā
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• सर्वार्तिनाशिनी: destroyer of all suffering
• सर्वार्तिनाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आर्ति-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व’ + ‘आर्ति’ + ‘नाशिनी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘destroyer of all afflictions’

• सर्वमाता: mother of all
• सर्वमाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-माता (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व’ + ‘माता’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mother of all / universal mother’

• महानिद्रा: great sleep (Mahānidrā)
• महानिद्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महा’ + ‘निद्रा’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-विशेषण

• सर्वस्वजनतारिणी: deliverer of all beings
• सर्वस्वजनतारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वस्व-जन-तारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्वस्व’ + ‘जन’ + ‘तारिणी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘savior of all people entirely / deliverer of all beings’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic veiling as Mahānidrā (universal withdrawal/covering) implied.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Trideva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the Divine Mother (Pārvatī/Śivā) as the universal cause and compassionate power who removes all distress and carries bound souls beyond saṃsāra—echoing Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on liberation through divine grace (śakti/anugraha).

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored together with Śivā (his inseparable power). Linga-pūjā becomes complete when the devotee understands Śiva-Śakti non-separation: the Linga signifies Śiva, and the Mother is the liberating grace that makes the worship fruitful by destroying afflictions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-Śakti bhakti with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) while meditating on the Mother as Sarvārti-nāśinī—remover of all inner and outer suffering.