Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तस्याः शरीराद्रम्यमूर्त्तयः । काली तारा च्छिन्नमस्ता श्रीविद्या भुवनेश्वरी

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tasyāḥ śarīrādramyamūrttayaḥ | kālī tārā cchinnamastā śrīvidyā bhuvaneśvarī

Translation

Meanwhile, from her body there manifested auspicious and captivating divine forms—Kālī, Tārā, Chinnamastā, Śrīvidyā (Tripurasundarī), and Bhuvaneśvarī.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचनम्

• अन्तरे: in the interval/meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचनम्

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• शरीरात्: from (her) body
• शरीरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचनम्

• रम्य-मूर्तयः: beautiful forms
• रम्य-मूर्तयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: रम्याः मूर्तयः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• काली: Kālī
• काली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• तारा: Tārā
• तारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• छिन्नमस्ता: Chinnamastā
• छिन्नमस्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chinna (प्रातिपदिक) + mastā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: छिन्ना मस्ताऽस्याः/छिन्नमस्ता (नामरूपेण); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• श्रीविद्या: Śrīvidyā
• श्रीविद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): श्रियाः विद्या; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भुवनेश्वरी: Bhuvaneśvarī
• भुवनेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): भुवनस्य ईश्वरी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Kali
• Tara
• Chinnamasta
• Shrividya
• Bhuvaneshvari

FAQs

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

It presents Śakti as the dynamic power of the Divine, showing that the one Goddess can manifest multiple functional forms for cosmic protection, grace, and inner transformation—supporting the Shaiva view that Pati (Shiva) and Śakti operate inseparably for the uplift of beings (paśu) bound by pāśa.

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

These manifestations point devotees toward Saguna upāsanā: worship of Shiva with Śakti as his inseparable power. In Linga worship, devotees approach Shiva as the supreme Pati while honoring Śakti as the revealed, approachable mode of divine grace that steadies devotion and purifies the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to combine Shiva devotion with steady mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and a disciplined, sattvic worship routine (lamp, water offering, vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra where appropriate), contemplating the Goddess’ forms as powers that remove fear, ignorance, and bondage.