Shloka 10

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

नमो वेदान्तवेद्यायै नमस्ते परमात्मने । अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिकायै नमोनमः

Transliteration

namo vedāntavedyāyai namaste paramātmane | anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍanāyikāyai namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutations to Her who is known through Vedānta; salutations to You, the Supreme Self (Paramātman). Again and again, salutations to the Sovereign Lady who presides over infinite crores of universes.

Word by Word

• नमः: homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation)

• वेदान्त-वेद्यायै: to her who is known through Vedānta
• वेदान्त-वेद्यायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4) एकवचन; adjective used substantively; 'knowable through Vedānta'

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation)

• ते: to you; your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6) एकवचन; enclitic; used with नमः in sense 'to you'

• परम-आत्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परम-आत्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4) एकवचन; dative; 'to the Supreme Self'

• अनन्त-कोटि-ब्रह्माण्ड-नायिकायै: to the ruler of countless universes
• अनन्त-कोटि-ब्रह्माण्ड-नायिकायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + नायिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4) एकवचन; multi-member determinative compound; 'to the mistress of infinite crores of universes'

• नमः: homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation)

• नमः: again, homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise addressed to Goddess Umā/Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमो वेदान्तवेद्यायै नमस्ते परमात्मने । अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिकायै नमोनमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: multiverse/cosmic-eggs (anantakoṭi-brahmāṇḍa) sovereignty

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It honors Umā as Vedānta-realizable Reality and as the Supreme Self’s power, affirming that the Divine Mother is not merely worldly prosperity but the transcendent Shakti who guides the soul toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

In Shaiva practice, Śiva as Pati is worshiped in the Liṅga, and Umā as His inseparable Shakti is praised alongside; this verse supports Saguna devotion that leads the devotee toward the Nirguna truth indicated by Vedānta.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a stotra during daily pūjā or Mahāśivarātri worship, reciting with bhakti while offering flowers or bilva, and meditating on Śiva-Śakti as the inner Supreme Self (Paramātman) per Vedāntic contemplation.