Shloka 22

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

काचिद् गृहीत्वा हस्तेनादर्शं दर्शयते मुखम् । नागवल्लीं ददात्येका लवंगैलादिसंयुताम्

Transliteration

kācid gṛhītvā hastenādarśaṃ darśayate mukham | nāgavallīṃ dadātyekā lavaṃgailādisaṃyutām

Translation

One woman, taking a mirror in her hand, shows him his face; another offers betel-leaves (nāgavalī) mixed with cloves, cardamom, and other fragrant ingredients.

Word by Word

• काचित्: some (woman)
• काचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• हस्तेन: with the hand
• हस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• आदर्शम्: mirror
• आदर्शम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• दर्शयते: shows
• दर्शयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दर्शय (णिजन्त causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• नागवल्लीम्: betel leaf
• नागवल्लीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागवल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एका: one (woman)
• एका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• लवङ्ग-एला-आदि-संयुताम्: mixed with clove, cardamom, etc.
• लवङ्ग-एला-आदि-संयुताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + एला (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (लवङ्ग-एला-आदिभिः संयुता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse depicts attentive service through respectful offerings, illustrating bhakti expressed as upacāra—devotion made concrete through care, beauty, and hospitality offered in a sacred context.

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

Such acts mirror the spirit of saguna worship: the devotee honors the Lord with tangible services and offerings, cultivating reverence and surrender that Shaiva tradition treats as a direct support for inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests the upacāra-bhāva—performing simple, sincere services (offering fragrant items, respectful attendance) with mantra-remembrance, which can accompany japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).