Shloka 50

Śumbha–Niśumbha’s Mobilization After Devī’s Victories

Battle Muster and Omens

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुवाच । एवन्देवी समुत्पन्ना शुंभासुरनिबर्हिणी । प्रोक्ता सरस्वती साक्षादुमांशाविर्भवा नृप

Transliteration

ṛṣiruvāca | evandevī samutpannā śuṃbhāsuranibarhiṇī | proktā sarasvatī sākṣādumāṃśāvirbhavā nṛpa

Translation

The sage said: “Thus that Goddess arose, the slayer of the demon Śumbha. She is proclaimed to be Sarasvatī herself in manifest form—an appearance born from a portion of Umā, O King.”

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• समुत्पन्ना: arisen/manifested
• समुत्पन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ut + √pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; देवी-विशेषणम्

• शुम्भ-असुर-निबर्हिणी: destroyer of the demon Śumbha
• शुम्भ-असुर-निबर्हिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śumbha + asura + nibarhiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: शुम्भासुरस्य निबर्हिणी (slayer/destroyer); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; देवी-विशेषणम्

• प्रोक्ता: is called/was declared
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; (देवी) ‘कथिता/उच्यते’ इत्यर्थे

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/प्रत्यक्षार्थक-अव्यय (directly/in person)

• उमा-अंश-अविर्भवा: manifestation of Umā’s portion
• उमा-अंश-अविर्भवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: umā + aṃśa + āvirbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: उमायाः अंशस्य आविर्भावः/आविर्भवा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सरस्वती-विशेषणम्

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

The sage (ṛṣi-narrator) addressing the king

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Sarasvatī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Uma
• Shumbha

FAQs

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

It teaches that Divine Power (Śakti) manifests in specific forms for cosmic protection: Sarasvatī here is not separate from the Supreme Goddess but appears from Umā’s own śakti to restore dharma by destroying Śumbha.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva is worshipped together with His inseparable Śakti (Umā). This verse highlights that the Goddess’s manifest forms operate as Shiva’s power in action, complementing Linga-worship by emphasizing the unity of Pati (Shiva) and Śakti (Umā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with Umā (Uma-Maheśvara bhāva) while reciting the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivating śakti-awareness: seeing divine wisdom (Sarasvatī) as Umā’s grace manifesting within one’s speech, study, and mantra-japa.