Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

समक्षं तामुमां वीक्ष्य मुने शक्तिं शिवस्य हि । भक्त्या विनततुंगांशः प्रास्तवं सुप्रणम्य वै

Transliteration

samakṣaṃ tāmumāṃ vīkṣya mune śaktiṃ śivasya hi | bhaktyā vinatatuṃgāṃśaḥ prāstavaṃ supraṇamya vai

Translation

O Weiser, als er Umā vor sich erblickte—sie, die wahrhaft Śivas eigene göttliche Śakti ist—neigte er sich in Bhakti, seine edlen Glieder beugend; und nach tiefer Niederwerfung begann er, ihr Lob zu besingen.

Word by Word

• समक्षम्: in front, in the presence
• समक्षम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), अर्थे: ‘समक्षे/पुरतः’ (adverb: in front/presence)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• उमाम्: Umā
• उमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; अर्थ: ‘दृष्ट्वा’ (having seen)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine vocative singular)

• शक्तिम्: power, energy
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (masculine genitive singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle), अवधानार्थ/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (feminine instrumental singular)

• विनत-तुंग-अंशः: he whose lofty head was bowed
• विनत-तुंग-अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनत (प्रातिपदिक) + तुंग (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (possessive): ‘विनतः तुंगः अंशः यस्य सः’ = ‘whose lofty part (head/limb) is bent’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• प्रास्तवम्: praised
• प्रास्तवम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; धातु: स्तु (to praise) (he praised)

• सुप्रणम्य: having bowed deeply
• सुप्रणम्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) from प्र√नम् with उपसर्ग प्र and उपपद सु; अर्थ: ‘सु-प्रणम्य’ (having bowed well)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Umā as Śiva’s Śakti and shows that true approach to the Divine in Shaiva Siddhanta begins with bhakti, humility, and reverent prostration before offering praise.

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

It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing visible, approachable divinity—Śiva together with Śakti—where devotion (pranāma and stotra) becomes a direct means to grace, just as in Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to devotional upāsanā: perform respectful pranāma (namaskāra/prostration) and recite stotras with focused mind; this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in Shaiva practice.