Shloka 9

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

मनोऽपराजिताकारे नित्याकारे नमोनमः । शरणागतपालिन्यै रुद्राण्यै ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

mano'parājitākāre nityākāre namonamaḥ | śaraṇāgatapālinyai rudrāṇyai te namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutations again and again to You whose very form is unconquerable even to the mind, whose form is eternal. Salutations again and again to You, Rudrāṇī, protectress of those who take refuge in You.

Word by Word

• मनः: mentally; with the mind
• मनः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; here used adverbially = 'in mind/mentally' (मनसा इव)

• अपराजित-आकारे: O of unconquered form
• अपराजित-आकारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजित (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन/सप्तमी (8/7) एकवचन; सप्तमी used as vocative-like address in स्तोत्र; 'O (one) of unconquered form'

• नित्य-आकारे: O of eternal form
• नित्य-आकारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन/सप्तमी (8/7) एकवचन; address

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection/particle); used with dative or to express salutation

• नमः: again, homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• शरणागत-पालिन्यै: to the protectress of those who seek refuge
• शरणागत-पालिन्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरणागत (प्रातिपदिक) + पालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4) एकवचन; dative of recipient of salutation

• रुद्राण्यै: to Rudrāṇī (consort of Rudra)
• रुद्राण्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4) एकवचन

• ते: to you; your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6) एकवचन; enclitic pronoun; 'to you' sense often with नमः, but form is genitive 'of you/your'

• नमः: homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation)

• नमः: again, homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn of praise within the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: मनोऽपराजिताकारे नित्याकारे नमोनमः । शरणागतपालिन्यै रुद्राण्यै ते नमोनमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Rudrani
• Shiva (implied as Rudra)

FAQs

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

It praises Rudrāṇī as eternally real and beyond the mind’s conquest, emphasizing śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the Goddess’s grace as the protecting power that leads the devotee toward liberation under Śiva’s lordship.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship includes honoring Śiva together with His śakti; this verse addresses Rudrāṇī as the compassionate protector, supporting Linga worship by affirming that the devotee approaches Śiva through devotion, surrender, and divine grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is repeated japa of “namo namaḥ” with contemplative surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Rudrāṇī, ideally alongside Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a prayer for protection and steadiness of mind.