Shloka 58
ऋषि रुवाच । एकमाभाष्य कूर्दित्वा देवी सर्वकलामयी । पदाक्रम्यासुरं कण्ठे शूलेनोग्रेण साऽभिनत्
ṛṣi ruvāca | ekamābhāṣya kūrditvā devī sarvakalāmayī | padākramyāsuraṃ kaṇṭhe śūlenogreṇa sā'bhinat
The sage said: Having addressed him with a single utterance and then leaping forth, the Goddess—who embodies all divine powers and arts—pressed the demon down beneath her foot and struck him in the throat with her fierce trident, piercing him through.
A sage (Rishi narrator within the Uma Samhita’s dialogue frame)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
FAQs
It depicts the Lord’s Śakti as sarvakalāmayī—complete in all powers—subduing adharmic forces. In Shaiva Siddhanta, this reflects divine grace (śaktinipāta) that restrains egoic, demonic tendencies and restores dharma for the soul’s progress toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).
Though the act is performed by the Goddess, it belongs to the Saguna sphere of Shiva-Shakti līlā: devotees approach Shiva (often as the Linga) along with His inseparable Śakti. The verse reinforces that protection and transformation in the manifest world occur through Shiva’s power as Devi.
A practical takeaway is protective remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva-Shakti with the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and inner surrender when facing ‘asuric’ impulses. If a ritual is desired, worship Shiva with devotion and purity, optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and japa as supports to steadiness.