Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

या योगिनां वै महिता मनोज्ञा सा त्वं न ते परमाणुसारे । यमादिपूते हृदि योगिनां या या योगिनां ध्यानपथे प्रतीता

Transliteration

yā yogināṃ vai mahitā manojñā sā tvaṃ na te paramāṇusāre | yamādipūte hṛdi yogināṃ yā yā yogināṃ dhyānapathe pratītā

Translation

Du bist jene liebliche und erhabene Wirklichkeit, die von den Yogins gepriesen wird. Dich erreicht man nicht, indem man nur atomfeinen Spuren nachgeht. Du bist Die, die im Herzen der Yogins erkannt wird, gereinigt durch Yama und die weiteren Disziplinen—Du, die auf dem Pfad ihrer Dhyāna, der Meditation, offenbar ist.

Word by Word

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun: feminine nominative singular)

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• महिता: honored, revered
• महिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) from √मह् ‘पूजायाम्/मानने’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

• मनोज्ञा: pleasing, delightful
• मनोज्ञा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular adjective)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun: nominative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular: of you/your)

• परम-अणु-सारे: in the subtlest essence (atomic subtlety)
• परम-अणु-सारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अणु (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘परमः अणुः’ (the subtlest atom) + ‘सार’ (essence); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular) — ‘परमाणुसारे’ (in the essence of the subtlest atom)

• यम-आदि-पूते: purified by yama and the rest
• यम-आदि-पूते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘यमादिभिः पूत’ (purified by yama etc.); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying हृदि)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (repetition for emphasis)

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• ध्यान-पथे: on the path of meditation
• ध्यान-पथे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘ध्यानस्य पथः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• प्रतीता: known, realized
• प्रतीता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) from प्र√इ (to go/attain) in sense ‘known/recognized’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse identifies the Goddess (Sati/Shakti) as the inner Reality realized by purified yogins—known not by superficial subtle pursuits but by disciplined purification (yama etc.) culminating in steady meditation and direct recognition in the heart.

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

It supports Saguna worship as a doorway to inner realization: while forms like the Linga guide devotion and concentration, the culmination is the same Presence becoming evident within the purified heart through dhyana, aligning outer worship with inner experience.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt yama-niyama (ethical restraints and observances) to purify the heart, then practice dhyana with Shiva-focused japa (such as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so the Divine Presence becomes directly ‘pratīta’—clearly realized.