Shloka 60

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

तस्याहं प्रकृतिः सक्ष्मा कथमन्यं पतिम्वृणे । सिंही कामातुरा नैव जम्बुकं वृणुते क्वचित्

Transliteration

tasyāhaṃ prakṛtiḥ sakṣmā kathamanyaṃ patimvṛṇe | siṃhī kāmāturā naiva jambukaṃ vṛṇute kvacit

Translation

“I am His subtle Prakṛti—His innate power and sacred consort. How could I choose any other husband? A lioness, even when inflamed with desire, never chooses a jackal.”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रकृतिः: nature/innate disposition
• प्रकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सूक्ष्मा: subtle
• सूक्ष्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् प्रकृतिः

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पतिम्

• पतिम्: husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वृणे: I choose
• वृणे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सिंही: lioness
• सिंही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कामातुरा: tormented by desire
• कामातुरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामातुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् सिंही; समासः—कामेन आतुरा (distressed by desire)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• जम्बुकम्: jackal
• जम्बुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वृणुते: chooses
• वृणुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/काल-अनिश्चित (at any time/anywhere)

Speaker

Goddess Umā (Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

Umā affirms the Siddhānta vision that Śiva is the one Supreme Pati and that Śakti (Prakṛti) is inseparable from Him; spiritually, it teaches exclusive refuge (ananya-bhakti) in Śiva rather than seeking lesser supports.

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

By declaring that her lord is only Śiva, Umā reinforces single-deity devotion: the Liṅga as Saguna symbol becomes the focused seat of worship for the one Pati, not one option among many.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ananya-upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady intent, supported by Śiva-dhāraṇā (one-pointed contemplation), optionally alongside Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva markers of commitment.