Shloka 24

Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)

Devanagari script

ततः प्रमुदिता देवास्स्वं स्वं धाम समाययुः । सुप्रणम्य जगद्योनिं फुल्लेन्दीवरलोचनाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ pramuditā devāssvaṃ svaṃ dhāma samāyayuḥ | supraṇamya jagadyoniṃ phullendīvaralocanām

Translation

Daraufhin kehrten die Devas, von Freude erfüllt, jeder in seine eigene himmlische Wohnstatt zurück, nachdem sie sich in tiefer Ehrfurcht vor der Mutter der Welten verneigt hatten, deren Augen wie voll erblühte blaue Lotosblüten waren.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa—time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रमुदिताः: delighted
• प्रमुदिताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of देवाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-मुद् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → प्रमुदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• स्वम्: their own
• स्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण to धाम

• स्वम्: each (one’s) own
• स्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); पुनरुक्ति (distributive: each his own)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: कर्म (Karma/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• समाययुः: returned/went
• समाययुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• सुप्रणम्य: having bowed well
• सुप्रणम्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु-प्र-नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• जगद्योनिम्: the source of the world
• जगद्योनिम्: कर्म (Karma/object of bowing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-योनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः योनि: (source of the world); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• फुल्लेन्दीवरलोचनाम्: having eyes like blooming blue lotuses
• फुल्लेन्दीवरलोचनाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल-इन्दीवर-लोचना (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: फुल्ले इन्दीवरे इव लोचने यस्याः सा (she whose eyes are like blooming blue lotuses); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण to जगद्योनिम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms Umā (Devī) as Jagadyoni—the cosmic source—showing that even the Devas attain auspiciousness through humble prostration (praṇāma) to Shakti, the inseparable power of Shiva, and then return to their ordained duties.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship is complete when Shiva is honored together with Shakti; reverence to Umā complements Linga-worship by acknowledging the manifest, compassionate power through which Shiva’s grace operates in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice reverential praṇāma and devotional remembrance of Umā-Shiva; as a simple daily discipline, offer salutations before puja, recite the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and cultivate humility as the Devas do.