Shloka 15

Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)

Devanagari script

इति विक्लवितन्तेषां समाकर्ण्य कृपामयी । अनन्ताक्षमयं रूपन्दर्शयामास साम्प्रतम्

Transliteration

iti viklavitanteṣāṃ samākarṇya kṛpāmayī | anantākṣamayaṃ rūpandarśayāmāsa sāmpratam

Translation

Hearing the distressed words of those devotees, the Compassionate One immediately revealed a form filled with innumerable eyes.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: ‘thus’)

• viklavitān: distressed
• viklavitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√klav (विक्लव् धातु) + ita (क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (‘made distressed’)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• samākarṇya: having heard
• samākarṇya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā√karṇ (कर्ण् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• kṛpā-mayī: full of compassion
• kṛpā-mayī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृपया मयी)

• ananta-akṣa-mayam: consisting of infinite eyes
• ananta-akṣa-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनन्तानि अक्षाणि यस्मिन्/येन)

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• darśayāmāsa: showed / caused to be seen
• darśayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• sāmpratam: now
• sāmpratam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāmpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘now/at present’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a theophany of the Compassionate Goddess responding to devotees’ distress, revealing an all-seeing (anantākṣa) form.

Significance: Establishes darśana as grace: the deity’s self-revelation (āvirbhāva) is itself protective and purifying for afflicted beings.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Crisis-response epiphany: the deity manifests immediately upon hearing the distressed plea (āśu-anugraha motif).

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (divine grace): when devotees are truly afflicted and surrender, the Divine—here the compassionate Umā—manifests directly, affirming that the Lord’s power is all-seeing and immediately responsive.

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

Though the Linga signifies the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality, this verse emphasizes saguna revelation—divinity taking a perceivable form for devotees’ protection and reassurance, consistent with Shaiva worship that honors both the formless and the manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is heartfelt śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) with japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking the all-seeing grace of Shiva-Shakti; maintain purity with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady devotion.