Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं दक्षजा भूत्वा दिव्यरूपा महेश्वरी । तत्पत्नी भव मद्भक्त्या योगिनं मोहयेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ dakṣajā bhūtvā divyarūpā maheśvarī | tatpatnī bhava madbhaktyā yoginaṃ mohayeśvaram

Translation

Darum, o große Göttin Mahēśvarī, werde als Tochter Dakṣas geboren und nimm eine göttliche Gestalt an. Durch Hingabe an Mich werde seine Gemahlin, und o Herrin des Herrn, bezaubere jenen Yogin — Śiva, den höchsten Herrn.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोगेण अव्ययीभाववत् (ablatival adverb): ‘therefore/from that’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दक्ष-जा: born of Dakṣa
• दक्ष-जा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य जा)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दिव्य-रूपा: of divine form
• दिव्य-रूपा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं रूपं यस्याः/दिव्यरूपा)

• महेश्वरी: O Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ई (स्त्रीप्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• तत्-पत्नी: his wife
• तत्-पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पत्नी)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्-भक्त्या: by devotion to me
• मत्-भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम भक्तिः/मयि भक्तिः)

• योगिनम्: the yogin
• योगिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मोहय: delude/infatuate
• मोहय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that the reunion of Śakti and Śiva occurs through divine incarnation guided by bhakti; the Supreme Lord’s līlā unfolds so that devotion becomes the means for restoring cosmic harmony and dharma.

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

By presenting Śiva as Īśvara (the personal Lord) who can be approached through devotion, it supports Saguna worship—commonly expressed in the Shiva Purana through Liṅga-pūjā—where heartfelt bhakti draws the Lord’s grace and presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti-centered upāsanā to Śiva—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady remembrance—so that the mind becomes absorbed in the Lord rather than worldly distraction.