Shloka 42

Devanagari script

मुखोद्भवा स्वयं वाणी वागधिष्ठातृदेवता । वक्षःस्थलोद्भवा लक्ष्मीस्सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी

Transliteration

mukhodbhavā svayaṃ vāṇī vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā | vakṣaḥsthalodbhavā lakṣmīssarvasampatsvarūpiṇī

Translation

From His mouth arose Vāṇī herself—the presiding goddess of speech; and from His chest arose Lakṣmī, whose very nature is the fullness of all prosperity and auspicious fortune.

Word by Word

• मुखोद्भवा: arisen from the mouth
• मुखोद्भवा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वाणी)

• स्वयम्: herself / directly
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/निपात (indeed/by oneself)

• वाणी: Vāṇī (Speech/Sarasvatī)
• वाणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अधिष्ठातृदेवता: presiding deity
• अधिष्ठातृदेवता: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठातृ + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate apposition to वाणी)

• वक्षःस्थलोद्भवा: arisen from the chest-region
• वक्षःस्थलोद्भवा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वक्षःस्थल + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of लक्ष्मीः)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी: embodiment of all prosperity
• सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सम्पद् + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of लक्ष्मीः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Parvati Khanda narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A cosmogonic/emanational motif: Sarasvatī (Vāṇī) and Lakṣmī arise from the Lord’s body (mouth and chest), indicating their derivative, functional divinity within Śiva’s sovereignty.

Significance: Encourages devotees to honor learning/speech and prosperity as sanctified powers ultimately rooted in Śiva; redirects attachment to their source (Pati).

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: deity-manifestation within cosmogony

Characters & Entities

• Vani (Sarasvati)
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It presents speech (vāk) and prosperity (śrī) as divine powers arising from the Supreme Lord’s own being, implying that knowledge, sacred utterance, and auspicious abundance are sanctified when aligned with devotion and dharma under Śiva’s sovereignty.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is revered as the source and regulator of all śaktis. The verse supports Linga-upāsanā by showing that even revered deities like Sarasvatī and Lakṣmī function as emanations/powers within the Lord’s cosmic form, encouraging devotees to worship the Source through the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Discipline of speech through japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and mindful, dharmic use of wealth as an offering (naivedya, dāna) are the practical takeaways, treating vāk and sampat as Śiva-given śaktis to be purified and dedicated.