Shloka 52

Devanagari script

जगतो मातरस्सर्वा देवकन्याश्च सर्वशः । गायत्री चैव सावित्री लक्ष्मीरन्यास्सुरस्त्रियः

Transliteration

jagato mātarassarvā devakanyāśca sarvaśaḥ | gāyatrī caiva sāvitrī lakṣmīranyāssurastriyaḥ

Translation

All the Mothers of the worlds, and all the celestial maidens in every way—Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī, Lakṣmī, and the other divine women—were assembled there.

Word by Word

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (singular)

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् मातरः-विशेष्यक

• देवकन्याः: daughters of the gods
• देवकन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: देवानां कन्याः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: in every way/altogether
• सर्वशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in every way/altogether)

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् सुरस्त्रियः-विशेष्यक

• सुरस्त्रियः: wives/women of the gods
• सुरस्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: सुराणां स्त्रियः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri
• Savitri
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that all divine feminine powers—Mothers of the worlds and goddesses like Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī, and Lakṣmī—converge in sacred events surrounding Śiva and Pārvatī, indicating the unity of Śakti supporting dharma and auspiciousness.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Saguna framework, Śiva’s worship (including the Liṅga) is accompanied by Śakti’s presence; this verse underscores that the cosmic order and blessings invoked in Śiva-worship are also upheld by the assembled divine feminine forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair Śiva-bhakti with reverence for Śakti: recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) along with respectful remembrance of Gāyatrī, and perform simple Śiva-pūjā with purity and devotion.