Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

कापि चिन्ता न कर्त्तव्या युष्माभिर्भ क्तिशालिभिः । भवत्यां मयि तिष्ठन्त्यां संहरन्त्यां निजापदः

Transliteration

kāpi cintā na karttavyā yuṣmābhirbha ktiśālibhiḥ | bhavatyāṃ mayi tiṣṭhantyāṃ saṃharantyāṃ nijāpadaḥ

Translation

You devotees, rich in bhakti, should not entertain any anxiety at all. While I remain present and stand with you, I will withdraw and dissolve your own calamities.

Word by Word

• का: some (any)
• का: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); अनिश्चित/प्रश्नार्थक-आधार (here with अपि = 'some')

• अपि: even, also (forming 'some')
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) अर्थे—'अपि/किञ्चिदपि' (even/also; here: 'some')

• चिन्ता: worry, anxiety
• चिन्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• कर्तव्या: to be done / should be made
• कर्तव्या: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); विधेय (predicate) with चिन्ता

• युष्माभिः: by you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• भक्ति-शालिभिः: by you who are endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-शालिभिः: Karana-anvaya (करणविशेषण/Instrument-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक) = भक्ति + शालिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying युष्माभिः

• भवत्याम्: in you / when you (are)
• भवत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular); संबोधनार्थे/सम्बन्धे (referring to the Goddess: 'when you...')

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• तिष्ठन्त्याम्: while (she) stands/abides
• तिष्ठन्त्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with भवत्याम्

• संहरन्त्याम्: while (she) withdraws/destroys
• संहरन्त्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• निज-आपदः: one's own calamities
• निज-आपदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद् (प्रातिपदिक) = निज + आपद्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Goddess Parvati (Uma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Assurance of Devī’s protective grace: freedom from fear and calamity for the bhakta who takes refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the Divine Couple.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when the devotee abides in devoted dependence on the Divine Mother, fear and distress lose their power, because grace actively dissolves the devotee’s afflictions.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva (often through the Liṅga) together with Śakti (Umā). The assurance of protection and removal of obstacles is a core fruit of personal devotion to the manifest Divine.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady bhakti with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), combined with simple worship (archana) and inward remembrance, cultivating trust that the Lord and Umā remove impediments.