Shloka 4

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

नमो मुक्तिप्रदायिन्यै पराम्बायै नमोनमः । नमः समस्तसंसारोत्पत्तिस्थित्यन्तकारिके

Transliteration

namo muktipradāyinyai parāmbāyai namonamaḥ | namaḥ samastasaṃsārotpattisthityantakārike

Translation

Salutations again and again to the Supreme Mother, the bestower of liberation. Salutations to Her who brings about the arising, continuance, and dissolution of the entire world-process.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• mukti-pradāyinyai: to the giver of liberation
• mukti-pradāyinyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष-समास (muktiṃ pradāyati iti)

• parā-ambāyai: to the Supreme Mother
• parā-ambāyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक) + ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (parā ambā)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• namaḥ: salutation (again)
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कार (repeated salutation)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• samasta-saṃsāra-utpatti-sthiti-anta-kārike: in/unto the one who effects the creation, maintenance, and end of the entire world
• samasta-saṃsāra-utpatti-sthiti-anta-kārike: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + utpatti (प्रातिपदिक) + sthiti (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + kārikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (समस्तस्य संसारस्य उत्पत्तिः स्थितिः अन्तः च तेषां कारिका)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमो मुक्तिप्रदायिन्यै पराम्बायै नमोनमः । नमः समस्तसंसारोत्पत्तिस्थित्यन्तकारिके

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic cycle (sṛṣṭi–sthiti–anta) explicitly invoked

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It venerates the Supreme Mother (Śakti) as both the liberator and the cosmic power governing creation, preservation, and dissolution—affirming that moksha is granted by divine grace, not merely worldly effort.

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

In Shaiva teaching, Śiva is worshiped with Śakti as inseparable; Linga worship honors Śiva as Pati (Lord) while this verse highlights Śakti as His manifest power (kriyā-śakti) that operates the universe and leads devotees toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti practice is implied: repeated salutations (namaskāra/japa) to the Divine Mother alongside Shiva worship—traditionally paired with Panchākṣarī japa, offering of bilva, and mindful remembrance of liberation as the highest aim.