Shloka 63
Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti
Request for the Account of Umā
भ्रान्तिस्त्वं स्मृतिरूपा त्वं मातृरूपेण संस्थिता । त्वं लक्ष्मीर्भवने पुंसां पुण्याक्षरप्रवर्तिनाम्
bhrāntistvaṃ smṛtirūpā tvaṃ mātṛrūpeṇa saṃsthitā | tvaṃ lakṣmīrbhavane puṃsāṃ puṇyākṣarapravartinām
You are delusion, and You are also remembrance, established in the form of the Mother. You are Lakṣmī in the homes of those who set the sacred syllables in motion—those devoted to the auspicious recitation of mantras.
Lord Shiva (praising Devī Umā/Śakti within the philosophical discourse of Umāsaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Connects mantra-sādhana with śrī/auspiciousness: those who ‘set sacred syllables in motion’ (japa/adhyāya) experience Devī as Lakṣmī in the home—prosperity aligned with dharma and devotion.
Mantra: भ्रान्तिस्त्वं स्मृतिरूपा त्वं मातृरूपेण संस्थिता । त्वं लक्ष्मीर्भवने पुंसां पुण्याक्षरप्रवर्तिनाम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It declares Devī’s all-pervasive śakti: she is both the power that veils (bhrānti) and the power that restores right recollection (smṛti). From a Śaiva lens, bondage and release operate through Śakti under Pati (Śiva), and grace arises when remembrance turns toward the sacred.
Mantra and worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) are ‘sacred syllables’ in action. The verse teaches that when devotees sustain mantra-japa and devotion to Saguna Śiva, Devī becomes Lakṣmī-like auspiciousness in their home—supporting dharma, purity, and steadiness in worship.
Regular japa of sacred syllables—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a devotional, mother-centered bhāva toward Umā/Śakti, so that remembrance (smṛti) overcomes delusion (bhrānti) and the household becomes auspicious.