Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

आत्मदेहसमुद्भूतैः शाकैर्लोका मृता यतः । शाकंभरीति विख्यातन्तत्ते नाम भविष्यति

Transliteration

ātmadehasamudbhūtaiḥ śākairlokā mṛtā yataḥ | śākaṃbharīti vikhyātantatte nāma bhaviṣyati

Translation

Because the worlds, when struck by death, were sustained by the vegetables that arose from your own body, you shall become renowned by the name Śākambharī—“She who bears and nourishes with greens.”

Word by Word

• आत्मदेहसमुद्भूतैः: arisen from (your) own body
• आत्मदेहसमुद्भूतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘शाकैः’ इत्यस्य; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः देहात् समुद्भूताः)

• शाकैः: with vegetables/greens
• शाकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• लोकाः: people/worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• मृताः: (were) dead
• मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘लोकाः’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb), ‘यस्मात् कारणात्’ अर्थे

• शाकंभरी: Śākaṃbharī
• शाकंभरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śākaṃbharī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (देवी)

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विख्यातम्: renowned/known
• विख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘(it is) renowned’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नाम’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीय-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Goddess Umā/Devī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: loka-kṣaya (world-affliction) averted by Devī’s sustaining manifestation

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises Devī’s karuṇā (compassion): by manifesting nourishment from her own being, she preserves life in the worlds, revealing Shakti as the sustaining power that operates under Shiva’s divine will.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who bestows names and forms for devotion; worship of the Linga with awareness of Shiva-Shakti unity honors both the transcendent Pati and his immanent sustaining power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is gratitude-based bhakti: offer naivedya (pure food) to Shiva and Devī, and meditate on their grace as the source of life-sustenance while repeating the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”