Shloka 13

Devanagari script

दक्ष उवाच । जगदेव महामाये जगदीशे महेश्वरि । कृपां कृत्वा नमस्तेस्तु दर्शितं स्ववपुर्मम

Transliteration

dakṣa uvāca | jagadeva mahāmāye jagadīśe maheśvari | kṛpāṃ kṛtvā namastestu darśitaṃ svavapurmama

Translation

Dakṣa said: O Divine One of the universe—O Great Māyā, O Sovereign Lady of the worlds, O Maheśvarī—out of compassion you have accepted my salutation. Reverence to you, for you have revealed your own form to me.

Word by Word

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• जगत्-एव: O (you who are) the very world
• जगत्-एव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative usage: जगत् (neuter stem used in संबोधन) + एव (emphatic particle)

• महामाये: O Great Māyā
• महामाये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('great' + 'māyā'), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• जगत्-ईशे: O Lord(ess) of the world
• जगत्-ईशे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of the world' + 'lord'), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) as addressed to goddess (īśā/īśī sense), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• महेश्वरि: O Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृत्वा: having shown/done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/ल्यप्), 'having done/made'

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Exclamatory indeclinable used in salutation (नमः-प्रयोग)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• दर्शितम्: has been shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with implied 'has been shown'

• स्व-वपुः: (your) own form
• स्व-वपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: 'own' + 'body/form'), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); subject of darśitam

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Daksha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जगदेव महामाये जगदीशे महेश्वरि । कृपां कृत्वा नमस्तेस्तु दर्शितं स्ववपुर्मम

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Maheshvari (Divine Goddess)

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (divine grace): the Supreme Shakti, addressed as Maheshvari and Mahamaya, reveals her form to a devotee who offers humble namaskara—showing that realization begins with surrender and compassion, not mere status or power.

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

The verse affirms Saguna worship through darśana—God’s approachable form. In Shaiva tradition, the Linga and the Divine Couple (Shiva–Shakti) are honored as manifest supports for devotion, through which the devotee receives grace and inner awakening.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice reverent namaskara with bhakti and prayer for kṛpā (grace), optionally accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative remembrance of the Divine form (dhyāna) as the compassionate ruler of the worlds.