Shloka 3

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । जय दुर्गे महेशानि जयात्मीयजनप्रिये । त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै शिवायै ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | jaya durge maheśāni jayātmīyajanapriye | trailokyatrāṇakāriṇyai śivāyai te namonamaḥ

Translation

The gods said: “Victory to you, O Durgā; victory, O Maheshānī; victory to you who are beloved of your own devotees. To you—Śivā, the protectress and savior of the three worlds—we bow again and again.”

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: आशीर्वादार्थक-निपात/उद्गार (interjection: victory/hail)

• दुर्गे: O Durgā
• दुर्गे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महेशानि: O Maheśānī
• महेशानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: आशीर्वादार्थक-निपात/उद्गार (interjection)

• आत्मीयजनप्रिये: O beloved of your own people
• आत्मीयजनप्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मीय-जन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मीयजनस्य प्रिया = dear to one’s own people)

• त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै: to the protectress of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य-त्राण-कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य त्राणं करोति = who protects the three worlds)

• शिवायै: to Śivā
• शिवायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी (Accusative/Dative) एकवचन-रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable usage of ‘namas’), नमस्कारार्थक

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis), नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय दुर्गे महेशानि जयात्मीयजनप्रिये । त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै शिवायै ते नमोनमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse presents Śivā (Umā/Durgā) as the compassionate, world-protecting Śakti of Lord Śiva; devotion to her is shown as a direct refuge that grants protection and auspiciousness across the three worlds.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta-oriented reading, Saguna worship honors Śiva together with his inseparable Śakti; praising Maheshānī affirms that grace (anugraha) and protection flow through the unified reality of Śiva-Śakti, supporting Linga worship as worship of the auspicious Lord with his power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests bhakti through repeated namaskāra and jaya-kāra (victory salutations); it can be used as a short stuti before japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) or before applying tripuṇḍra/bhasma as an invocation for protection.