Shloka 29

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

तडिद्द्युतिर्महामूल्याम्बर चोलोन्नमत्कुचा । भुजैरष्टाभिरुत्तुंगैर्धारयन्ती वरायुधान्

Transliteration

taḍiddyutirmahāmūlyāmbara colonnamatkucā | bhujairaṣṭābhiruttuṃgairdhārayantī varāyudhān

Translation

She shone with the radiance of lightning; her costly garments and bodice exalted her lofty bosom. With eight uplifted arms she bore excellent weapons, revealing a formidable, protective divine form.

Word by Word

• तडित्-द्युतिः: having lightning-like radiance
• तडित्-द्युतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तडित् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तडितः द्युतिः)

• महामूल्य-अम्बर-चोल-उन्नमत्-कुचा: she whose breasts are uplifted by a very costly garment and bodice
• महामूल्य-अम्बर-चोल-उन्नमत्-कुचा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + चोल (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्नमत् (कृदन्त, √नम्) + कुच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्या: महामूल्यं अम्बरं चोलः च, तेन उन्नमतौ कुचौ)

• भुजैः: with arms
• भुजैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अष्टाभिः: with eight
• अष्टाभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective)

• उत्तुङ्गैः: lofty, tall
• उत्तुङ्गैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; भुजैः इति विशेषणम्

• धारयन्ती: bearing, holding
• धारयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी धातोः वर्तमान-कर्तरि (present active participle)

• वर-आयुधान्: excellent weapons
• वर-आयुधान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आयुध), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (वराणि आयुधानि)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Goddess (Śakti) in a luminous, weapon-bearing form, symbolizing the Lord’s protective grace operating through Saguna manifestation—removing obstacles and guarding the devotee’s dharma so devotion can mature toward liberation.

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

In Shaiva understanding, the Liṅga signifies Shiva’s transcendent reality, while such vivid descriptions reveal the compassionate Saguna dimension—Shiva with Śakti—through which devotees can focus the mind, cultivate bhakti, and receive protection and guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Śakti as the protective divine presence (dhyāna), recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and support practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness, purity, and devotion.