Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

स्निग्धांजनद्युतिश्चारुरूपा दिव्यचतुर्भुजा । सिंहस्था वरहस्ता च मुक्तामणिकचोत्कटा

Transliteration

snigdhāṃjanadyutiścārurūpā divyacaturbhujā | siṃhasthā varahastā ca muktāmaṇikacotkaṭā

Translation

She shone with the glossy radiance of collyrium, exquisitely beautiful in form, divine and four-armed. Seated upon a lion, her hand bestowed boons, and she was splendidly adorned with pearls and gems.

Word by Word

• स्निग्धाञ्जन-द्युतिः: with lustre like glossy collyrium
• स्निग्धाञ्जन-द्युतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध + अञ्जन + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (having lustre like smooth collyrium)

• चारु-रूपा: beautiful-formed
• चारु-रूपा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दिव्य-चतुर्भुजा: divine, four-armed
• दिव्य-चतुर्भुजा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सिंह-स्था: lion-seated
• सिंह-स्था: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘sitting/standing on a lion’

• वर-हस्ता: with a boon-giving hand
• वर-हस्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• मुक्ता-मणि-कच-उत्कटा: splendid with pearl-and-gem adorned hair
• मुक्ता-मणि-कच-उत्कटा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ता + मणि + कच + उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘having hair splendid with pearls and gems’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Devī (Satī/Śakti) in a saguna, worshipable form—radiant, compassionate, and powerful—showing that grace (anugraha) flows through the Divine Mother who is inseparable from Śiva in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

While the Liṅga signifies Śiva’s transcendent reality, this verse highlights the accessible, manifest (saguna) dimension through Śakti—supporting devotional worship where Śiva is approached together with His power as Devī.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna (meditative visualization) of Devī’s four-armed, lion-seated form with a boon-bestowing hand can be used before japa—especially alongside pañcākṣara devotion to Śiva ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and reverent pūjā.