Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

नानाभरणसंयुक्ता नानागतिसमन्विता । नानायुधधरा देवी फुल्लपंकजलोचना

Transliteration

nānābharaṇasaṃyuktā nānāgatisamanvitā | nānāyudhadharā devī phullapaṃkajalocanā

Translation

Die Göttin, geschmückt mit vielerlei Schmuck und erfüllt von mannigfach anmutigen Bewegungen, trug verschiedene Waffen; ihre Augen glichen voll erblühten Lotosblüten.

Word by Word

• नाना-आभरण-संयुक्ता: adorned with various ornaments
• नाना-आभरण-संयुक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृत् (क्त), ‘adorned/connected’; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (आभरणैः संयुक्ता) with नाना as qualifier

• नाना-गति-समन्विता: endowed with various movements/ways
• नाना-गति-समन्विता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + गति (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘endowed/possessed’; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (गतिभिः समन्विता)

• नाना-आयुध-धरा: bearing various weapons
• नाना-आयुध-धरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) + धृ (धातु) + अ (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (ण्वुल्/अ-प्रत्यय) ‘bearing’; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (आयुधानि धारयति)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• फुल्ल-पंकज-लोचना: lotus-eyed (with blooming-lotus eyes)
• फुल्ल-पंकज-लोचना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पंकज (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘(whose) eyes are (like) fully-bloomed lotuses’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse contemplates the Devi’s saguna (manifest) majesty—beauty, power, and compassion—showing that divine grace appears with both auspicious charm (lotus-eyes) and protective strength (weapons), guiding devotees toward fearlessness and devotion.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva as Pati is worshiped with Shakti as His inseparable power. This description supports saguna upasana: while the Linga points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, the Devi’s form expresses His active grace (śakti) that protects and nurtures the devotee on the path to moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on the Devi’s lotus-eyed, protective form while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as Shiva-Shakti remembrance; offer simple worship (lamp, flowers) with a prayer for inner fearlessness and purity.